| Description |
1 online resource (x, 337 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Rehearsal in the theatres of Peter Quince and Ben Jonson -- Rehearsal in Shakespeare's theatre -- Rehearsal in Betterton's theatre -- Rehearsal in Cibber's theatre -- Rehearsal in Garrick's theatre : and later |
| Summary |
Attention is often given to the performance of a text, but not to the shaping process behind that performance. This is the first history of the subject, from the sixteenth century to the eighteenth. It examines the nature and changing content of rehearsal, drawing on a mass of autobiographical, textual, and journalistic sources. - ;Attention is often given to the performance of a text, but not to the shaping process behind that performance. The question of rehearsal is seldom confronted directly, though important textual moments - like revision - are often attributed to it. Whatismore, up unti |
| Notes |
Originally published as hbk.: ©2000 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-322) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history.
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English drama -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
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English drama -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism.
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Theater rehearsals -- England -- History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0191567183 (electronic bk.) |
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0199229724 |
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1281341592 |
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9780191567186 (electronic bk.) |
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9780199229727 |
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9781281341594 |
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