Shakespeare and Theatrical Patronage in Early Modern England

This wide-ranging study relates patronage to Shakespeare and the theatrical culture of his time. Twelve distinguished theater historians address such questions as--What important functions did patronage have for the theater during this period? How, in turn, did the theater impact on and represent patronage? In what ways do patronage, political power, and playing intersect? The authors also show how patronage practices changed and developed from the early Tudor period to the years in which Shakespeare was the English theater's leading artist.

Author: Paul Whitfield White
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 12/14/2006
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9780521034302

About the Author
White, Paul Whitfield: - Paul Whitfield White is Associate Professor of English at Purdue University. He is the author of Theatre and Reformation: Protestantism, Patronage, and Playing in Tudor England (1993) and editor of Marlowe, History and Sexuality (1998) and Reformation Biblical Drama (OP).Westfall, Suzanne R.: - Suzanne R. Westfall is Professor of English and Theatre at Lafayette College. She is the author of Patrons and Performance: Early Tudor Household Revels, and articles on patronage and household theatre.

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