Research Catalog

Title

The Rose and the Globe : playhouses of Shakespeare's Bankside, Southwark : excavations 1988-91 / Julian Bowsher and Pat Miller.

Author

Bowsher, Julian.

Publication

[London] : Museum of London Archaeology, c2009.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Miller, Pat, 1959-
• Museum of London Archaeology.

Description

xv, 275 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.); 31 cm.

Summary

"The excavation of two of the famous playhouses of Tudor London, the Rose and the Globe, provided the first concrete evidence for the size, layout and development of these playhouses, now presented in detail for the first time in 400 years. The remains of the Rose playhouse were revealed 20 years ago and aroused great interest throughout the world, far beyond the normal confines of archaeological discovery. To the scholarly world the Rose was famous through the survival of day-to-day accounts written by its owner Phillip Henslowe, and to the theatre world as the stage where many of Marlowe's plays were first performed; the investigations brought this history to life. The excavation of a smaller part of the Globe, the home of many of Shakespeare's plays, revealed less detail but was an important emotional, as well as archaeological discovery. This volume is an archaeological report, but it will appeal to a wider audience of those interested in the history and development of the theatre. The hundreds of individual elements found in the excavations, together with newly researched documentary sources, have been fully integrated into a narrative description and thematic discussions on every aspect of the playhouses, the plays and the audiences. The volume is lavishly illustrated with contemporary views, reconstructions and detailed drawings and photographs of structures and finds from the excavations."--Back cover.

Series Statement

MOLA monograph ; 48

Uniform Title

MOLA monograph ; 48.

Subject

• Excavations (Archaeology) > London
• Globe Theatre (London, England : 1599-1644)
• Rose Theatre (London, England)
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Stage history
• Southwark (London, England) > Antiquities

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language (note)

• Text in English with summaries in French, German and Spanish.

Contents

Introduction -- Current state of knowledge/background -- The archaeological sequence at the Rose playhouse -- The archaeological sequence at the Globe playhouse -- The playhouse buildings -- Plays, players and playgoers -- Conclusions and future research.

ISBN

• 9781901992854
• 1901992853

LCCN

99942679314

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries