ABSTRACT

This volume forms part of the 5 volume set Early English Stages 1300-1660. This set examines the history of the development of dramatic spectacle and stage convention in England from the beginning of the fourteenth century to 1660.

part One|149 pages

Regulating the Theatre

chapter One I|10 pages

New Stages for Old

chapter One II|41 pages

Reformation and Renaissance

chapter One III|44 pages

State Control of British Drama, 1530–1642

part Two|172 pages

Emblems and Images

chapter Two V|53 pages

Playhouses

chapter Two VI|39 pages

The Emblematic Tradition

chapter Two VII|31 pages

The Quest for the Image

chapter Two VIII|48 pages

Stage Furniture