Playgoing in Shakespeare's London
By: Andrew Gurr.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Cambridge ; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Contemporary England; English drama -- 17th century -- History and criticism; English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism; Theater -- England -- London -- History -- 16th century; Theater -- England -- London -- History -- 17th century; Theater audiences -- England -- London -- History -- 16th century; Theater audiences -- England -- London -- History -- 17th century; London (England) -- Social life and customs
Description: This is a new edition of Andrew Gurr's classic account of the people for whom Shakespeare wrote his plays. Gurr assembles all the evidence from the writings of the time to describe the physical structure of the different types of playhouse, the services provided in the auditorium, the cost of a ticket and a cushion, the size of the crowds, the smells, the pickpockets, and the collective feelings generated by the plays.

Since 1987 there have been many new discoveries about Shakespeare's theatres. Gurr introduces fresh evidence about the experience of being at a play in Shakespeare's time, adds more than thirty new entries to his account of the early playgoers and provides a select bibliography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-293) and index.

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