{"product_id":"the-theatrical-city-culture-theatre-and-politics-in-london-1576-1649-paperback-9780521526159","title":"The Theatrical City; Culture, Theatre and Politics in London, 1576–1649 (Paperback) 9780521526159","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Theatrical City\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCulture, Theatre and Politics in London, 1576–1649\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA collection of interdisciplinary essays on the 'theatrical' in Renaissance London.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid L. Smith (Edited by), Richard Strier (Edited by), David Bevington (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521526159, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 18 December 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e308 pages, 22 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 19.1 x 1.8 cm, 0.532 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\"\u003eThis collection of essays adopts a novel, interdisciplinary approach to a diverse group of texts composed in London during the Renaissance. Eight literary scholars and eight historians from two continents have been paired to write companion essays on each text. This original method opens up rich insights into London's social, political, and cultural life which would have eluded members of either discipline working in isolation. 'Theatrical' is taken to be a very flexible term, and is applied to the civic rituals and public spectacles of the capital (for example, the execution of King Charles I) as well as to the elite and popular theatre. The eight texts therefore include historical accounts, political documents and polemical works as well as plays.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e List of contributors\u003cbr\u003e List of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. John Stow's Survey of London Ian Archer and Lawrence Manley\u003cbr\u003e 2. Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Penry Williams and Louis A. Montrose\u003cbr\u003e 3. Thomas Dekker's The Shoemaker's Holiday Paul S. Seaver and David Bevington\u003cbr\u003e 4. John Marston's The Fawn Linda Levy Peck and Frank Whigham\u003cbr\u003e 5. Ben Jonson's Bartholomew Fair Patrick Collinson and Leah S. Marcus\u003cbr\u003e 6. Philip Massinger's A New Way to Pay Old Debts Keith Lindley and Martin Butler\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Root and Branch Petition and the Grand Remonstrance David L. Smith and Richard Strier\u003cbr\u003e 8. John Milton's Eikonoklastes Derek Hirst and Marshall Grossman.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20modern%20history:%20c%201450\/1500%20to%20c%201700%20%5BHBLH%5D%22\"\u003eHBLH\u003c\/a\u003e], British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\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":45913086918936,"sku":"9780521526159","price":29.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521526159i_546c4618-fdfc-400b-965a-d05b6963a46e.jpg?v=1691368901","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-theatrical-city-culture-theatre-and-politics-in-london-1576-1649-paperback-9780521526159","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}