The privileged playgoers of Shakespeare's London, 1576-1642 / Ann Jennalie Cook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cook, Ann Jennalie, 1934- author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton Legacy Library ; 862

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater audiences--England--London--History--16th century.

Theater audiences.

Theater audiences--England--London--History--17th century.

English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600--History and criticism.

English drama.

English drama--17th century--History and criticism.

London (England)--History--16th century.

London (England).

London (England)--History--17th century.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Stage history--England--London.

Shakespeare, William.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1981]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Besides documenting the predominant presence of privileged patrons in the audience, the author discusses the shape of the privileged life, the place of the privileged in the social structure, the forces that drew so many of them to London, and the factors that made them such avid theatergoers.Originally published in 1981.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Chapter I. A Prologue on Playgoers

Chapter II. The Privileged

Chapter III. The Privileged in London

Chapter IV. The Privileged as Playgoers

Chapter V. Playhouses, Prices, Parasites, and Profits

Chapter VI. Plebeian Playgoers

Chapter VII. Epilogue

Appendix A. London Wages

Appendix B. Wage and Price Fluctuations, 1264-1954

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781400853663

1400853664

OCLC:

885020218