02668nam 2200565 a 450 991078166790332120230725051112.01-60938-040-1(CKB)2550000000047218(EBL)843351(OCoLC)753736581(SSID)ssj0000541873(PQKBManifestationID)11356823(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000541873(PQKBWorkID)10509365(PQKB)11342900(MiAaPQ)EBC843351(MdBmJHUP)muse16001(Au-PeEL)EBL843351(CaPaEBR)ebr10500161(EXLCZ)99255000000004721820110323d2011 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrTheatre, community, and civic engagement in Jacobean London[electronic resource] /Mark BayerIowa City University of Iowa Press20111 online resource (277 p.)Studies in theatre history and cultureDescription based upon print version of record.1-60938-039-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 piStudies in theatre history and culture.Theater and societyEnglandHistory17th centuryTheaterEnglandLondonHistory17th centuryTheater and societyHistoryTheaterHistory306.4/8480942109032Bayer Mark1973-1535858MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781667903321Theatre, community, and civic engagement in Jacobean London3784243UNINA