The setting, staging and costuming of Shakespeare's plays illuminate many aspects of the texts and of contemporary social and cultural history. This study investigates the material evidence that bears upon the theater and theatrical presentation in Shakespeare's day. The discovery in 1989 of the foundations of the Rose theater, followed later in the year by the uncovering of the site of Shakespeare's own Globe theater, have transformed our knowledge of the subject. Jean Wilson assesses the results of these investigations in ...
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The setting, staging and costuming of Shakespeare's plays illuminate many aspects of the texts and of contemporary social and cultural history. This study investigates the material evidence that bears upon the theater and theatrical presentation in Shakespeare's day. The discovery in 1989 of the foundations of the Rose theater, followed later in the year by the uncovering of the site of Shakespeare's own Globe theater, have transformed our knowledge of the subject. Jean Wilson assesses the results of these investigations in relation to what is known of the other theaters of London, and supplements her findings by the study of other contemporary art. Chapters on the social and cultural background to the Elizabethan theater, as well as on Shakespeare himself, provide the setting for the details of the archaeology. The text also includes nearly 90 illustrations of contemporary paintings, sculptures and buildings.
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