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The theatre in the Middle Ages : Western European stage conditions, c. 800-1576
- Title
- The theatre in the Middle Ages : Western European stage conditions, c. 800-1576 / William Tydeman.
- Author
- Tydeman, William.
- Publication
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1978.
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Details
- Description
- xii, 298 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
- Summary
- Popular and scholarly works on the Elizabethan stage have long familiarised readers and playgoers with the main features of a typical Shakespearian playhouse, yet medieval stage conditions remain far less well known, despite the amount of research in this area recently. In this survey of modern findings and theories (some unaviodably controversial), William Tydeman covers central aspects of western European theatre from the Dark Ages to the building of the first public theatres towards the end of the sixteenth century. The book begins by examining the ancient rituals from which drama sprang, the legacy bequeathed by the Roman stage to popular entertainers of the Middle Ages, and the role of the histrionic impulse in Christian worship. Subsequent chapters describe in some detail the varying methods of medieval staging - indoors, processional, and al fresco - settings, costumes, and effects, the way performers were chosen and organised, how the plays were financed and how their audiences responded. Half-tone and line illustrations clarify various points of theatrical detail in the text.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 277-282.
- Contents
- Map of Western Europe -- Map of Britain -- Ritual survivals -- Classic and Christian -- Indoor theatre -- Street theatre -- Open-air theatre -- Resources and effects -- The performers -- Financing the plays -- Epilogue -- Chronological table, 800-1576.
- ISBN
- 0521218918
- 9780521218917
- 0521293049
- 9780521293044
- LCCN
- 77085683
- OCLC
- ocm03607633
- 3607633
- SCSB-14607
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library