Four Tudor Interludes
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9781472506993
Subjects: English drama (collections), early modern and elizabethan, 1500-1600
Description: "The important influence of the Tudor 'interlude' on later Elizabethan drama is now widely recognized and the inherent theatrical values of these short plays of the era which preceded the opening of permanent theatres have become increasingly apparent through modern productions and study. Largely written for performance by travelling players in a variety of situations, their dramatic technique and methods of staging provide valuable clues for an understanding of Shakespearean theatre. The plays given here represent the interlude in its popular and courtly forms. All are newly edited from the earliest originals and the volume includes an introduction and full explanatory notes."--Bloomsbury Publishing.