{"product_id":"early-cambridge-theatres-college-university-and-town-stages-1464-1720-paperback-9780521035972","title":"Early Cambridge Theatres; College, University and Town Stages, 1464–1720 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521035972","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEarly Cambridge Theatres\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCollege, University and Town Stages, 1464–1720\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book attempts a reconstruction of early Cambridge theatres, based on the abundant surviving records.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlan H. Nelson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521035972, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 May 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e212 pages, 34 b\/w illus.  2 maps\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 1.1 cm, 0.35 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...this mainly masterful expansion of the REED editorial apparatus offers the history of both early-modern theater architecture and performance.\"  T. A. Pallen, Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe excavations of the Rose and the Globe theatres have created a context for the study and reconstruction of the English Renaissance theatre. This book engages with this debate by attempting a reconstruction of early Cambridge theatres in the context of the professional theatres of Renaissance London. Cambridge provides a rich source of material: most of the college halls and chapels in which scaffold-theatres were constructed still stand, while records of the Cambridge theatres and the plays performed in them survive in abundance. The book includes a full survey of some dozen Cambridge colleges, the university's commencement stage, and extra-mural theatrical sites used by travelling professional companies, which lead to useful comparisons with the theatres of London. The author concludes with a plea for greater attention to documentary evidence in reconstructing the English Renaissance theatre.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Note on sources\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction: London to Cambridge\u003cbr\u003e 2. Queens' College\u003cbr\u003e 3. Trinity College from 1605\u003cbr\u003e 4. Other colleges\u003cbr\u003e 5. The university commencement stage, 1464–1720\u003cbr\u003e 6. Secular playing sites\u003cbr\u003e 7. Cambridge staging practices\u003cbr\u003e 8. Postscript: Cambridge to London\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Theatre studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theatre studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theatre%20studies%20%5BAN%5D%22\"\u003eAN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003391103256,"sku":"9780521035972","price":29.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521035972i_8018af00-cd01-42f3-8cce-e8994e854970.jpg?v=1694968345","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/early-cambridge-theatres-college-university-and-town-stages-1464-1720-paperback-9780521035972","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}