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Leicester's men and their plays : an early Elizabethan playing company and its legacy / Laurie Johnson, University of Southern Queensland.

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"For three decades, the Earl of Leicester's Men dominated the early Elizabethan stage and helped develop the main features of Shakespearean theatre. Leicester's Men and their Plays is the first book-length study of this foundational playing company, who toured more widely than any oth...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Cambridge)
Main Author: Johnson, Lawrence, 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Subjects:
Earl of Leicester's Men (Theater company)
Leicester, Robert Dudley, > Earl of, > 1532?-1588.
Leicester, Robert Dudley, > Earl of, > 1532?-1588
Theatrical companies > England.
Theater > England > History > 16th century.
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism.
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan
Theater
Theatrical companies
England
1500-1600
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Table of Contents:
  • Starting points
  • The first decade (1558-1567)
  • The second decade (1567-1577)
  • The third decade (1578-1588)
  • Afterword : strange currencies.

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