Dramatic Texts and Records of Britain: A Chronological Topography to 1558 (Heritage) - Softcover

Lancashire, Ian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1487576943 ISBN 13: 9781487576943

Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 1984

Synopsis

In 1800 entries this valuable reference work covers texts and records of dramatic activity for about 400 sites in Britain from Roman times to 1558. Grouped in sections – Texts listed chronologically; Records of England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Other, classified by county, site, and date; and Doubtful Texts and Records – the entries summarize the contents of each record and give bibliographic information.

Professor Lancashire presents a comprehensive survey of almost every type of literary and historical record, document, and work: civic, church, guild, monastic and royal court minutes and financial accounts; national records – Chancery, Parliament, Privy Council, Exchequer; royal proclamations; wills; local court rolls; jest-books, poems, prose treatises, sermons; archaeological remains, artifacts, illustrations. He brings together works in several normally unrelated fields: Roman theatre in Britain; medieval drama as such, including the Corpus Christi play and the moral play; court revels of the Tudors and of their predecessors in England and Scotland; and finally Latin and Greek drama as played in Oxford and Cambridge colleges.

An introduction outlines the history of early drama in Britain. Appendixes include indexes of about 335 towns or patrons with travelling players, complete with rough itineraries; about 180 playwrights; and about 320 playing places and buildings. There are illustrations, four maps and a large general subject and name index

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About the Author

Ian Lancashire is a professor in the Department of English at the University of Toronto.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Publication date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1487576943
• ISBN 13: 9781487576943
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 736