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Book SynopsisGerald Eades Bentley assembles and analyzes the extant theatrical materials of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. His discussion of the working conditions of professional dramatists like Thomas Heywood, John Fletcher, and Philip Massinger as well as William Shakespeare rounds out the fascinating picture of the professionalism that developed i
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xi*I. Introduction, pg. 1*II. Amateur Dramatists and Professional Dramatists, pg. 11*III. The Status of Dramatists, Plays, Actors, and Theatres, pg. 38*IV. The Dramatist and the Acting Company, pg. 62*V. Dramatists' Pay, pg. 88*VI. Dramatists' Contractual Obligations, pg. 111*VII. Regulation and Censorship, pg. 145*VIII. Collaboration, pg. 197*IX. Revision, pg. 235*X. Publication, pg. 264*Index, pg. 293*Front Matter 2, pg. 330*Contents, pg. 336*Preface, pg. 338*I. Introduction, pg. 346*II. The Player and His Company, pg. 355*III. Sharers, pg. 368*IV Hired Men, pg. 407*V. Apprentices, pg. 456*VI. Managers, pg. 490*VII. London Companies on Tour, pg. 520*VIII. Casting, pg. 549*IX. Conclusions, pg. 577*Appendix: Casts and Lists of Players, pg. 588*Index, pg. 640
