Shakespeare by Stages Historical

By Arthur F. Kinney

Book Overview

In this engaging text, Arthur Kinney introduces students to Shakespeare's plays in the context of Elizabethan and Jacobean theater. Introduces students to Shakespeare's plays in the context of Elizabethan and Jacobean theater. Focuses on the material conditions of playing and of playgoing. Covers venues, audiences, actors, society, government and regulation. Each topic is considered in relation to a selection of Shakespeare's plays. Shows students how the plays and the context in which they were produced illuminate one another.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631224696
• ISBN13: 9780631224693
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"