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Shakespeare and the restoration repertory / Stephen Watkins.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Watkins, Stephen, author.
- Series:
- Cambridge elements. Elements in Shakespeare performance, 2516-0117.
- Cambridge elements. Elements in Shakespeare performance, 2516-0117
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Adaptations--History and criticism.
- Shakespeare, William.
- D'Avenant, William, 1606-1668--Criticism and interpretation.
- D'Avenant, William.
- Theater--England--History--17th century.
- Theater.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (93 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- This Element provides the first comprehensive study of William Davenant's Shakespeare adaptations within the broader context of the Restoration repertory. Moving beyond scholarship that tends to isolate Restoration Shakespeare from the other plays produced alongside it, this Element reveals how Davenant adapted the plays in direct response to the institutional and commercial imperatives of the newly established theatre industry of the 1660s. Prompted by recent developments in early modern repertory studies, this Element reads Restoration Shakespeare as part of an active repertory of both old and new plays through which Davenant sought to realize a distinctive 'house style' for the Duke's Company. Finally, it shows how Restoration Shakespeare was mobilized as a key weapon in the intense competition between the two patent theatres until Davenant's death in 1668.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Shakespeare and the Restoration Repertory
- Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Establishing Actors' 'Lines'
- 3 LIF House Style
- 4 Supernatural Rivals
- 5 Continuity and Innovation
- 6 Conclusion
- References
- Acknowledgements.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Feb 2025).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-009-32414-4
- 1-009-32415-2
- 1-009-32412-8
- OCLC:
- 1482736459
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