Region, Religion and Patronage: Lancastrian ShakespeareRichard Dutton, Alison Gail Findlay, Richard Wilson Manchester University Press, 2003 - 258 pages Explores the network of social, political and spiritual connections in north west England as a site for regional drama, introducing the reader to the non-metropolitan theatre spaces which formed a vital part of early modern dramatic activity. Uses the possibility that Shakespeare began his theatrical career to provide a range of new contexts for reading his plays. Examines the contexts in which the apprentice dramatist would have worked, providing new insight into regional performance, touring theatre & the patronage of the Earls of Derby. Examines the experiences of Catholic families and the way in which Lancashire's status as a Catholic stronghold led to conflict with central government's attempts to create a united state.. All this feeds into innovative readings of individual plays such as Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream. |
Contents
patronage theatre | 32 |
Shakespeare via Bourdieu | 50 |
modes of temporal | 68 |
Country house Catholicity and the cryptic | 84 |
the Simpsons | 101 |
Suicide at the Elephant and Castle or did the lady vanish? | 121 |
Shakespeare and Lancaster Richard Dutton | 143 |
memory and survival in | 169 |
Lancashire Shakespeare and the construction of cultural | 186 |
dramatic patronage by the Earls | 205 |
The playhouse at Prescot and the 159294 plague | 227 |
Regional performance in Shakespeares time | 243 |
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