Part 1 The Company; Chapter 1 The Lord Chamberlain’s Servants; Chapter 2 Balancing the Books; Chapter 3 ::; Chapter 4 The Globe Plays; Part 2 The Plays; Chapter 5 Twelfth Night and Playhouse Practice; Chapter 6 Hamlet and The Actor in Shakespeare’s Theatre; Chapter 7 Macbeth from the Tiring House; Chapter 8 Two Playhouses;
Thomson, Peter
`This is a model introduction to the formation, structure and
development of the Lord Chamberlain's Men which is utilized to
provide instructive critical readings of Twelfth Night, Macbeth and
Hamlet.' - Years Work in English Studies
Reviews of the First Edition
`Valuable and enjoyable reading for all studying Shakespeare's
plays.' - Times Higher Education Supplement
`Following in the pattern established by John Russell Brown for the
excellent series (Theatre and Production Studies), he provides
first an account of Shakespeare's company, then a study of three
individual plays Twelfth Night, Hamlet and Macbeth as performed by
the company. Peter Thomson writes in a crisp, sharp, enlivening
style.' - Times Literary Supplement
`... the best analysis yet of Elizabethan acting practices,
excavated from the texts themselves rather than reconstructed on
basis of one monolithic theory, and an essay on Hamlet that is a
model of critical intelligence and theatrical invention.' -
Yearbook of English Studies
`Synthesizes the important facts and summarizes projects with a
vigorous prose style, and expertly applies his experience in both
practical drama and academic teaching to his discussion.' - Review
of English Studies
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