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London Civic Theatre
Anne Lancashire
其他書名
City Drama and Pageantry from Roman Times to 1558
出版Cambridge University Press, 2002-10-24
主題Drama / GeneralDrama / European / English, Irish, Scottish, WelshHistory / Europe / Great Britain / GeneralLiterary Criticism / DramaPerforming Arts / Theater / History & CriticismSocial Science / Holidays (non-religious)
ISBN05216327819780521632782
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=QajvxgbH59QC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Civic theatre - drama and pageantry sponsored by city and town governing bodies - is prominent in histories of early English provincial drama but has been largely ignored for pre-Elizabethan London. Anne Lancashire explodes the widely held notion that significant London theatre arose only in the age of Shakespeare, when the first commercial playhouses were built there. She outlines the extent and types of early civic theatrical performance, specifically in London, from Roman times to Elizabeth I's accession to the throne in 1558, focusing on Roman amphitheatre shows, medieval and early Tudor plays, mummings, royal entries, and other kinds of street pageantry. With evidence from a multitude of primary sources and extensive use of early chronicle histories, the book raises questions about this urban, largely political theatre which provided an important foundation for the work of Shakespeare and his contemporaries.