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Arthur Kinney introduces students to Shakespeare's plays in the context of Elizabethan and Jacobean theatre. He focuses on the material conditions of playing and of playgoing in order to show how they both inspired and restricted Shakespeare's art. A core of 22 plays is considered in total.

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"Shakespeare by Stages is highly suited to use in the classroom, providing students as well as scholars with a diversity of sources and a complex estimation of Shakespeare's theater." English Studies


"...an excellent analysis and should prove an invaluable introduction to undergraduates wishing to learn about Shakespeare's stage." Modern Language Review



Table of Contents
List of Figures.

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

List of Illustrations.

1. Stages.

2. Players.

3. Playgoers.

4. Equipment.

5. Reactions.

Notes.

Bibliography.

Index

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 03/03/2003
      ISBN13: 9780631224686, 978-0631224686
      ISBN10: 0631224688
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      Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800 Literature: history and criticism

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Arthur Kinney introduces students to Shakespeare's plays in the context of Elizabethan and Jacobean theatre. He focuses on the material conditions of playing and of playgoing in order to show how they both inspired and restricted Shakespeare's art. A core of 22 plays is considered in total.

      Trade Review
      "Shakespeare by Stages is highly suited to use in the classroom, providing students as well as scholars with a diversity of sources and a complex estimation of Shakespeare's theater." English Studies


      "...an excellent analysis and should prove an invaluable introduction to undergraduates wishing to learn about Shakespeare's stage." Modern Language Review



      Table of Contents
      List of Figures.

      Preface.

      Acknowledgements.

      List of Illustrations.

      1. Stages.

      2. Players.

      3. Playgoers.

      4. Equipment.

      5. Reactions.

      Notes.

      Bibliography.

      Index

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