Title Leicester's men and their plays : an early Elizabethan playing company and its legacy / Laurie Johnson, University of Southern Queensland

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023 ©2023

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 259 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Starting points -- The first decade (1558-1567) -- The second decade (1567-1577) -- The third decade (1578-1588) -- Afterword : strange currencies Summary "For three decades, the Earl of Leicester's Men dominated the early Elizabethan stage and helped develop the main features of Shakespearean theatre. Leicester's Men and their Plays is the first book-length study of this foundational playing company, who toured more widely than any other company, performed more often for Queen Elizabeth's court than any other adult troupe, and established the first major playhouses near London. Building on decades of established scholarship, Laurie Johnson makes exciting new discoveries from primary sources and unearths the rich and fascinating life stories of the first Elizabethan players. His findings overturn fundamental assumptions of theatre history and provide new understandings of the players' circumstances and family origins. Through incisive research and engaging storytelling, Johnson shows how the players and their families adapted to life working under one of the most powerful nobles in the volatile Elizabethan court"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Laurie Johnson is Professor of English and Cultural Studies in the School of Humanities and Communication, University of Southern Queensland. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, whose research and teaching focus on the uses of historical knowledge in the study of literature and other cultural forms, especially in the early modern period Print version record Subject Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588. SUBJECT Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588 fast Subject Earl of Leicester's Men (Theater company) Theatrical companies -- England Theater -- England -- History -- 16th century English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan Theater Theatrical companies England Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781009366458 1009366459

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