Renaissance Drama in ActionRenaissance Drama in Action is a fascinating exploration of Renaissance theatre practice and staging. Covering questions of contemporary playhouse design, verse and language, staging and rehearsal practices, and acting styles, Martin White relates the characteristics of Renaissance theatre to the issues involved in staging the plays today. |
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... figures in a number of portraits of the Queen painted between 1579 and 1583. Any bewilderment experienced by the viewer of one of these paintings of the Queen holding what appears to be a kitchen or gardening utensil is dispelled when ...
... figure or a group has been created in the form of a verbal and pictorial tableau that embodies particular relationships or makes abstract themes concrete : in effect a three - dimensional emblem ( see Case Studies , pp . 100-8 and pp ...
... figures that the schoolboy ( there was no formal education for girls ) would be required to learn by heart , with the result that by the time they left school the vast majority of educated boys would have known a good number of the 132 ...
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Contents
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Speeches well pronounced with action lively | 58 |
outdoor playing spaces | 109 |
indoor playing spaces | 144 |
some comic irresolutions | 177 |
Renaissance drama | 197 |
New plays for old Richard Brome and Stephen | 217 |
Postscript | 233 |
Bibliography | 245 |
Index | 259 |
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Renaissance Drama in Action: An Introduction to Aspects of Theatre Practice ... Martin White No preview available - 1998 |