Shakespeare's Theatre: A Dictionary of His Stage Context

Shakespeare's Theatre: A Dictionary of His Stage Context
ISBN-10
1472555457
ISBN-13
9781472555458
Series
Shakespeare's Theatre
Category
Theater
Pages
570
Language
English
Published
2002
Author
Hugh M. Richmond

Description

Reviews current knowledge of the character and operation of theatres in Shakespeare's time, with an explanation of their origins. Coverage includes the practices of Elizabethan actors and script writers: methods of characterization; gesture, blocking and choreography, including music, dance and fighting; actors' rhetorical interaction with audiences; and use of costumes, stage props, and make-up.

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