Lord Strange's Men and Their Plays

Lord Strange's Men and Their Plays
ISBN-10
0300191995
ISBN-13
9780300191998
Category
History
Pages
475
Language
English
Published
2014-04-29
Publisher
Yale University Press
Authors
Sally-Beth MacLean, Lawrence Manley

Description

"In this major contribution to theater history and cultural studies, authors Lawrence Manley and Sally-Beth MacLean paint a lively portrait of Lord Strange's Men, a daring company of players that dominated the London stage for a brief period in the late Elizabethan era. During their short theatrical reign, Lord Strange's Men helped to define the dramaturgy of the era, performing the works of William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Kyd, and others in a distinctive and spectacular style, exploring innovative new modes of impersonation while intentionally courting political and religious controversy"--

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