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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Grote, David. Best actors in the world. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002 (OCoLC)605365612 |
| Named Person: | William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare; William Kemp; William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare |
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Computer File, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
David Grote |
| ISBN: | 0313320888 9780313320880 |
| OCLC Number: | 48858290 |
| Description: | xv, 298 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | From Cross Keys to the theatre, 1594-97 -- Crisis years, 1597-98 -- Globe and Kemp's exit, 1599-1600 -- Life without Kemp, 1600-03 -- King's Men, 1603-06 -- Replacing Shakespeare, 1607-10 -- Shakespeare bows out, 1610-13 -- Appendix A: Doubling roles -- Appendix B: Charts -- Chart A: Timeline of productions for Shakespeare's Company -- Chart B: Probable casting of Chamberlain's men plays. |
| Series Title: | Contributions in drama and theatre studies, no. 97. |
| Responsibility: | David Grote. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
"The first book-length study of its kind, this volume investigates Shakespeare as a member of his acting company, dating and casting all the plays they presented from 1594 to 1614, and exploring the effects of actors in his writing." "Grote describes the company's reorganization as the King's Men, which led to the writing of Shakespeare's great tragedies, as well as the trials of the plague years, Shakespeare's retirement from the stage, the development of writers to replace him, and the burning of the Globe." "Much has been written about Shakespeare and a great deal is known about the Elizabethan theater. Yet little has been done to examine Shakespeare in relation to his acting company. This book casts light on Shakespeare's life in drama and the creation and staging of his plays. More precisely than any other work, it establishes the dates for his company's productions, exploring the varied and profound influences actors had on the works of Renaissance dramatists, and giving us a unique look at the man who knew his actors best of all."--Jacket.
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- Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- To 1625.
- Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- England.
- Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Friends and associates.
- Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Relations with actors.
- Theatrical companies -- England -- History -- 16th century.
- Theatrical companies -- England -- History -- 17th century.
- Acting -- History -- 16th century.
- Acting -- History -- 17th century.
- Chamberlain's Men (Theater company)
- King's Men (Theater company)
- Kemp, William, -- fl. 1600.
- Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Friends and associates.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Chamberlain's Men.
- King's Men.
- Theater.
- Theatertruppe.
- England.
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