Speeding up Shakespeare; studies of the bygone theatre and drama.

Author/creator Lawrence, William J.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : B. Blom, [1968]
Description220 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 21 cm
Subjects

Contents Speeding up Shakespeare.--On the underrated genius of Dick Tarleton.--Some reflections on Shakespeare's dramaturgy.--Concerning To be or notto be.--The dedication of early English plays.--A quaint old playhouse trick.--The Elizabethan plotter.--Dekker's theatrical allusiveness and what it reveals.--Stage dummies.--The origin of bulls.--New facts from Sir Henry Herbert's office book.--Playwriting for love.--The folly of the gravedigger's waistcoats.
General noteFirst published in London in 1937.
LCCN 68020235

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PR653 .L28 1968 ✔ Available Place Hold