The early Stuart masque
Subtitle: dance, costume, and music
By: Barbara Ravelhofer.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 317
ISBN-13: 9780199286591
Subjects: Dance -- England -- History -- 17th century; Masques with music -- 17th century -- History and criticism; Dance costume -- England -- History -- 17th century
Description: This volume studies the complex impact of movements, costumes, words, scenes, music, and special effects in English illusionistic theatre of the Renaissance.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Dance. Methodology ; English and continental sources ; Theatre dances ; Discipline or pleasure?; title: Costume. Masque costumes ; Colours and lights : the costume in motion ; Costume conventions for male and female masquers; title: Case studies. Two Jonsonion court masques ; Historical costume, historical dancing : Coelum Britannicum ; Global spectacle : an English masque at Constantinople.