LEADER 03433nam 22007092 450 001 9910779345103321 005 20160415145156.0 010 $a1-139-79305-5 010 $a1-316-08665-8 010 $a1-139-77867-6 010 $a0-511-76137-6 010 $a1-107-25322-5 010 $a1-139-78166-9 010 $a1-139-77563-4 010 $a1-283-71561-9 010 $a1-139-77715-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000000708235 035 $a(EBL)1042396 035 $a(OCoLC)818817497 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000704141 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11422423 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000704141 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10692855 035 $a(PQKB)10527352 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511761379 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1042396 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1042396 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10618607 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL402811 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000708235 100 $a20141103d2010|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aActors and acting in Shakespeare's time $ethe art of stage playing /$fJohn H. Astington$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (vii, 252 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-19250-1 311 $a0-521-14077-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction : the purpose of playing -- Shadows, jests, and counterfeits -- Playing and education -- Apprentices -- Playing many parts -- Players at work -- Conclusion -- Appendix : principal actors 1558-1660. 330 $aJohn Astington brings the acting style of the Shakespearean period to life, describing and analysing the art of the player in the English professional theatre between Richard Tarlton and Thomas Betterton. The book pays close attention to the cultural context of stage playing, the critical language used about it, and the kinds of training and professional practice employed in the theatre at various times over the course of roughly one hundred years - 1558-1660. Perfect for courses, this survey takes into account recent discoveries about actors and their social networks, about apprenticeship and company affiliations, and about playing outside the major centre of theatre, London. Astington considers the educational tradition of playing, in schools, universities, legal inns, and choral communities, in comparison to the work of the professional players. A comprehensive biographical dictionary of all major professional players of the Shakespearean period is included as a handy reference guide. 517 3 $aActors & Acting in Shakespeare's Time 606 $aTheater$zEngland$xHistory$y16th century 606 $aTheater$zEngland$xHistory$y17th century 606 $aActing$xHistory$y16th century 606 $aActing$xHistory$y17th century 615 0$aTheater$xHistory 615 0$aTheater$xHistory 615 0$aActing$xHistory 615 0$aActing$xHistory 676 $a792.0942/09031 700 $aAstington$b John$0476933 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779345103321 996 $aActors and acting in Shakespeare's time$9238866 997 $aUNINA