Renaissance revivals : city comedy and revenge tragedy in the London theatre, 1576-1980 / Wendy Griswold.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Griswold, Wendy.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adaptations.

Theater--England--London--History.

Theater.

English drama.

English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan.

Social aspects.

Literature and society.

England--London.

History.

Literature and society--England--London.

English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600--Social aspects.

English drama--17th century--Social aspects.

English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600--Adaptations.

English drama--17th century--Adaptations.

Cities and towns in literature.

Revenge in literature.

London (England)--Social life and customs.

London (England).

Physical Description:

288 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1986.

Summary:

"Renaissance Revivals" examines patterns in the London revivals of two English Renaissance theatre genres over the past four centuries. Griswold's focus on revenge tragedies and city comedies illuminates the ongoing interaction between society and its cultural products. No cultural object is ever created anew, she argues, but is instead constructed from existing cultural genres and conventions, the visions and professional needs of the artist, and the interests of an audience. Thus, every "new play" is in part a renaissance and every "revival" is in part an entirely new cultural object.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 271-282.

ISBN:

0226309231 :

OCLC:

13456491