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Record Nr.

UNINA9910968477003321

Autore

Bayer Mark <1973->

Titolo

Theatre, community, and civic engagement in Jacobean London / / Mark Bayer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, 2011

ISBN

9781609380403

1609380401

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 p.)

Collana

Studies in theatre history and culture

Disciplina

306.4/8480942109032

Soggetti

Theater and society - England - History - 17th century

Theater - England - London - History - 17th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Theatre and social capital -- Rethinking city and suburb -- The public theatres and their communities -- Religious communities at London's northern playhouses -- The spectacle of history at the Red Bull -- The Clerkenwell riot and its aftermath -- Epilogue: After 1642.

Sommario/riassunto

Taking to heart Thomas Heywood's claim that plays "persuade men to humanity and good life, instruct them in civility and good manners, showing them the fruits of honesty, and the end of villainy," Mark Bayer's captivating new study argues that the early modern London theatre was an important community institution whose influence extended far beyond its economic, religious, educational, and entertainment contributions. Bayer concentrates not on the theatres where Shakespeare's plays were performed but on two important amphitheatres, the Fortune and the Red Bull, that offer a more nuanced pi



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910892034003321

Titolo

Budget .. / The Treasury, New Zealand Government

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wellington, New Zealand, : The Treasury, 26 Jun 1997-

Descrizione fisica

Online-Ressource

Disciplina

330

Soggetti

Zeitschrift

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico