{"product_id":"the-living-monument-shakespeare-and-the-theatre-of-his-time-paperback-9780521295307","title":"The Living Monument; Shakespeare and the Theatre of his Time (Paperback) 9780521295307","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Living Monument\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eShakespeare and the Theatre of his Time\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThroughout, the work takes full account of developments in stage history which have altered thinking about Shakespeare's stage.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eM. C. Bradbrook (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521295307, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 5 July 1979\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e308 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.8 cm, 0.39 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePowerful and diversified as it already was, theatrical life in London focused in 1576 upon the opening in Shoreditch of James Burbage's Arena Theatre. Here the plays of Shakespeare, with those of many other writers, shaped and were shaped by popular demand. His company, as Lord Hunsdon's Men, settled in the theatre from 1594 to 1598. The Arena was the model for a dozen later structures. In this book Professor Bradbrook characterizes Shakespeare's achievements and those of his contemporaries and endeavours to 'place' them in their social and differing theatrical contexts. Part I is concerned with the sociology of the theatre and traces the evolution of the new drama from the later years of Elizabeth into the more established conditions of Jacobean times. Part II shows the interaction of Jonson's work for the court with Shakespeare's for the popular stage. As the leading writer now for the King's Men at the Globe I, Shakespeare's reaction to Jonson's challenge and stimulus was an increasing use of romantic elements in his plays, as he integrated the material demanded by the very different audiences at the Globe, the Blackfriars and the court. Finally in Part III, she outlines the post-Shakespearean developments.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of plates\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Theatre map of London, 1520–1642\u003cbr\u003e Table of theatre companies\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Sociology of the Theatre: 1. The theatre and its poet\u003cbr\u003e 2. The triple bond: actors, audience, playwrights\u003cbr\u003e 3. Shakespeare's Histories and the structure of Tudor society\u003cbr\u003e 4. Social changes and the evolution of Ben Jonson's court masques\u003cbr\u003e 5. Jonson and the image of Jacobean London\u003cbr\u003e 6. The manifold theatres of Jacobean London and their poets\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Jacobean Shakespeare: 7. Macbeth: the sublimation of spectacle\u003cbr\u003e 8. King Lear and the kingdom of Fools and Beggars\u003cbr\u003e 9. Images of love and war: Othello, Coriolanus, Antony and Cleopatra\u003cbr\u003e 10. Entry to romance: Pericles and Cymbeline\u003cbr\u003e 11. Open form in The Winter's Tale\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Tempest\u003cbr\u003e 13. Shakespeare as collaborator\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Caroline Curtain Act: 14. Masque and pastoral\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\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":46297195839768,"sku":"9780521295307","price":38.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-living-monument-shakespeare-and-the-theatre-of-his-time-paperback-9780521295307","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}