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1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (black and white) |
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Early modern cultural studies, 1500-1700 |
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Early modern cultural studies.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction Allison K. Deutermann (Baruch College, CUNY) and Musa Gurnis (Washington University, St Louis) -- Part One: People Made Public -- 2. Local Characters Onstage and Off Musa Gurnis (Washington University in Saint Louis) -- 3. Bodies Public: The Roaring Girl and the Rise of Celebrity Matthew Hunter (Texas Tech University) -- 4. Celebrity No-Show: John Taylors The Great Eater of Kent Karen Raber (University of Mississippi) -- 5. Jonsons Ridicule of Shakespeare in To the Reader of The Alchemist James P. Bednarz (Long Island University) -- Part Two: Imaginary People and the Social Imaginary -- 6. Fictional Celebrities and the Repertory System Richard Preiss (University of Utah) -- 7. Robert Armin's Nest of Ninnies and the Public Punchline Adhaar Noor Desai (Bard College) -- 8. Extravagant and Wheeling Characters Allison K. Deutermann (Baruch College, CUNY) -- Part Three: Knowing Audiences -- 9. Coriolanus in the Marketplace Piers Brown (Kenyon College) -- 10. Methinks I see the brave Hieronimo! Dramatic Convention and Audience Experience in the London Commercial Theater Lauren Robertson (Columbia University) -- 11. Afterword Joe Roach (Yale University) |
| Summary |
What did publicity look like before the eighteenth century? What were its uses and effects, and around whom was it organized? The essays in this collection ask these questions of early modern London. Together, they argue that commercial theater was a vital engine in celebritys production. The men and women associated with playingnot just actors and authors, but playgoers, characters, and the extraordinary local figures adjunct to playhouse productionsintroduced new ways of thinking about the function and meaning of fame in the period; about the networks of communication through which it spread; and about theatrical publics. Drawing on the insights of Habermasean public sphere theory and on the interdisciplinary field of celebrity studies, Publicity and the Early Modern Stage introduces a new and comprehensive look at early modern theories and experiences of publicity |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Theater -- England -- London -- History -- 16th century
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Theater -- England -- London -- History -- 17th century
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Publicity -- England -- London -- History -- 16th century
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Publicity -- England -- London -- History -- 17th century
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Fame -- History -- 16th century
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Fame -- History -- 17th century
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Fame
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Publicity
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Theater
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England -- London
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Deutermann, Allison K., editor.
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Gurnis, Musa, editor.
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Hunter, Matthew, editor
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| ISBN |
9783030523329 |
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3030523322 |
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