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Shakespeare´s Opposites: The Admiral´s Company 1594–1625
Andrew Gurr
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Description for Shakespeare´s Opposites: The Admiral´s Company 1594–1625
hardcover. Andrew Gurr presents the first history to be written of the acting company known as the Admiral's Men. Num Pages: 328 pages, 17 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; AN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 660.
The Admiral's Men is the acting company that staged Christopher Marlowe's plays while its companion company was giving the first performances of Shakespeare. Unlike the Shakespeare company, there is plenty of evidence available telling us what the Admiral's company did and how it staged its plays. Not only do we know far more about the design of its two playhouses, the Rose and the Fortune, than we know of any other playhouse from the time, including the Globe, but we have Henslowe's Diary. This recorded everything the Admiral's company performed from 1594 to 1600 and after, what the company bought ... Read more
The Admiral's Men is the acting company that staged Christopher Marlowe's plays while its companion company was giving the first performances of Shakespeare. Unlike the Shakespeare company, there is plenty of evidence available telling us what the Admiral's company did and how it staged its plays. Not only do we know far more about the design of its two playhouses, the Rose and the Fortune, than we know of any other playhouse from the time, including the Globe, but we have Henslowe's Diary. This recorded everything the Admiral's company performed from 1594 to 1600 and after, what the company bought ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521869034
SKU
V9780521869034
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Ref
99-16
About Andrew Gurr
Andrew Gurr is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Reading. As chief academic advisor, he was a key figure in the project to rebuild Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London. His many publications include The Shakespearean Stage 1574–1642 (Cambridge University Press, fourth edition 2009), Playgoing in Shakespeare's London (Cambridge University Press, third edition 2004) and The Shakespearian Playing Companies ... Read more
Reviews for Shakespeare´s Opposites: The Admiral´s Company 1594–1625
Review of the hardback: '… Shakespeare's Opposites is a highly recommended reading for students and scholars of early modern drama and performance history alike. It provides profound detail, specific information and reference material for the expert while offering an alternative access to the undergraduate who wants to enrich his or her appreciation of the poetic value of early modern drama ... Read more