London Civic Theatre: City Drama and Pageantry from Roman Times to 1558Civic theatre--drama and pageantry sponsored by city and town governing bodies--is prominent in histories of early English provincial drama, but has been largely ignored for pre-Elizabethan London. Anne Lancashire explodes the widely-held notion thatsignificant London theatre arose only in the age of Shakespeare, when the first commercialplayhouses were built. She provides, with evidence from a multitude of primary sources, a rich picture of civic theatrical life in London before 1558: from Roman amphitheatre shows to medieval and Tudor mummings, street pageantry, and plays. |
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Contents
Roman London | 19 |
London c 4101200 | 25 |
London 12001410 | 36 |
performance records | 69 |
types and performers | 95 |
Civic theatre and John Lydgate | 118 |
Land entries | 129 |
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| Title | London Civic Theatre: City Drama and Pageantry from Roman Times to 1558 |
| Authors | Anne Lancashire, Professor Anne Lancashire |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, 2002 |
| ISBN | 0521632781, 9780521632782 |
| Length | 355 pages |
| Subjects | › › › Drama / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh History / Europe / Great Britain / General Literary Criticism / Drama Performing Arts / Theater / General Performing Arts / Theater / History & Criticism |
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