Dramatic texts and records of Britain : a chronological topography to 1558 / / Ian Lancashire

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910828191503321
• Autore: Lancashire Ian
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1984; ©1984
• ISBN: 1-282-03946-6; 9786612039461; 1-4426-7409-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (736 p.)
• Collana: Studies in Early English Drama ; ; 1
• Disciplina: 792/.0941
• Soggetti: Theater - Great Britain - History; Theater - England - History - Medieval, 500-1500; Theater - England - History - 16th century; Drama, Medieval; European drama - Renaissance - 1450-1600; English drama - Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600; English drama - To 1500; Indexes.; Electronic books.; Great Britain Antiquities
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [xliii]-lxvi) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Form and Scope -- A Brief History -- Areas for Further Research -- Dating -- List of Play-Texts -- Topographical Survey of Records -- Bibliographical Sources -- Doubtful Texts and Records -- Appendixes -- How to Use this Guide -- General Index -- Acknowledgments -- BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ABBREVIATIONS -- ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS -- CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF DRAMATIC TEXTS -- TOPOGRAPHICAL LISTS OF DRAMATIC RECORDS -- List of Sites -- England -- Wales -- Scotland -- Ireland -- Other -- Doubtful Texts and Records -- APPENDIXES; I: An Index of Playing Companies to 1558A: Companies Identified by Place-names -- B: Companies Identified by Patron or Player -- II: An Index of Playwrights -- III: An Index of Playing Places and Buildings to 1558 -- IV: Chronological List of Salient Dates and Entry Numbers -- GENERAL INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z
• Sommario/riassunto: In 1800 entries this valuable reference work covers texts and records of dramatic activity for about 400 sites in Britain from Roman times to 1558.