On the one hand, gurr has few peers at gathering disparate facts and weaving them into a narrative that presents the big picture of elizabethan theater history, as he has done so well in such books as the shakespearean stage, 15761642 and. Professor gurr regularly contributes articles on shakespeare to publications ranging from shakespeare survey to the times literary supplement. Andrew gurr is emeritus professor, university of reading. Gurr makes the topic of renaissance playhouses and audiences a more tangible topic. The heavens were above the stage, and were decorated with stars not included here.
In the years since the first edition, gurr has written books on shakespeares company and the audience of shakespeares time. Review of andrew gurr, the shakespeare company, 15941642. It contains 38 playsand the title on the frontispiece indicates that shakespeares plays are given according to genre. As a leading theatre historian, he works mainly in the shakespeare territory. The shakespearean stage 15741642 by andrew gurr waterstones. His most valuable contributions include the shakespearean stage, 15741642 and playgoing in shakespeares london, both published by cambridge university press. Andrew gurr, playgoing in shakespeares london, 3rd edition cambridge. Others suggest it was titus andronicus, first published. Andrew john gurr born 23 december 1936 is a contemporary literary scholar who specializes in william shakespeare and english renaissance theatre. The parts of the stage internet shakespeare editions.
Buy the shakespearean stage 15741642 by andrew gurr from waterstones today. Gurr draws on the most uptodate research to provide a general history of company development from the 1560s, when the first of the major companies belonging to great lords began regularly to offer their plays at court and in london, to 1642, when by act of. Shakespeare, william, 15641616 stage history to 1625. Most stagings of shakespeare dont go far enough stage. The shakespearean stage 15741642 request pdf researchgate. Harrisons description of england, in introduction to holinsheds chronicles 1577, the. Andrew gurr 1997 offers an impressive estimate of the performance. An acclaimed shakespearean scholar, professor gurrs published work on the shakespearean theatre includes the shakespearean stage, 15741642 1970, playgoing in shakespeares london 1987, the shakespearean playing companies 1996 and staging in shakespeares theatres 2000. The shakespearean stage, 15741642 by andrew gurr goodreads. Gurr assembles evidence from the writings of the time to describe the physical structure of the playhouses, the services provided in the auditorium, the cost of a ticket and a cushion. Buy shakespearean stage 15741642 by andrew gurr online from the works. Isbn 0521807301 gabriel egan department of english and drama loughborough university, uk twentiethcentury theatre history tended to take as one of its basic units of interest the. All theatre great and small from the last ship to every brilliant thing.
Stage classical games more theatre this article is more than 11 years old she moves like a dalek. The shakespearean stage 15741642 by andrew gurr, 9780521729666, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Shakespeares elizabethan audience hen thinking about how william shakespeares hamlet would have been performed in the day of its authorship, many people picture a theater whose seats were much less comfortable than the average theater today, an audience more divided by class, but other than that, too.
The admirals company 1594 1625 2009 cambridge university press. Visit now to browse our huge range of products at great prices. Egeus has with him his daughter, hermia, and two men, lysander and demetrius. Cambridge university press, 2004 alison findlay, a feminist perspective on renaissance drama oxford. The first folio thefirstfoliois shakespearesfirsteditionof all his plays which came out in 1623. Shakespeare on stage leading actors take us behind the scenes of landmark shakespearean productions, each recreating in detail their memorable performance in a major role. Request pdf the shakespearean stage 15741642 for almost forty years the. It combines broad historical and theoretical reflection with closely analysed case studies to produce a comprehensive account of the ways in which individuals encountered early drama, how they were cued to respond to it, and how we might. Andrew gurr author of the shakespearean stage, 15741642. Shakespearean stage, 15741642 by andrew gurr shakespeare. This tells the story of the shakespearean theatres preceding that long closure. Egeus asks theseus to uphold athenian law, which forces a woman to marry the man her father.
Review of andrew gurr, the shakespeare company, 15941642 cambridge. His many books include the shakespearean stage 15741642 third edition 1993, writers in exile, playgoing in shakespeares london second edition 1996, the shakespearian playing companies 1996, and with mariko ichikawa staging in shakespeares theatres 2000. Cambridge core british theatre the shakespearean stage 15741642 by andrew gurr. The stage will always strive to report on great work across the country, champion new talent and publish impartial.
The shakespeareans who failed to impress this article is more than 11 years old. The sections of the fourth edition of the shakespearean stage that deal with companies and the audience have benefited from gurrs fresh knowledge and insights. It is the only authoritative book that describes all the main features of the original staging of shakespearean drama in one volume. For almost forty years the shakespearean stage has been considered the liveliest, most reliable and most entertaining overview of shakespearean theatre in its o. Some believe it was henry vi, part 2, a history play first performed in 15901591 and published that is, according to records kept in the stationers register in march 1594. Andrew gurr, professor emeritus of our department, is one of seven senior research fellows who have been announced by shakespeares globe theatre in recognition of their extraordinary contribution to knowledge of shakespearean theatre through their work at and for the globe over two decades or more. In 1576, in the middle of the reign of elizabeth i. By andrew gurr the shakespearean stage 15741642 4th edition only 1 left in stock. This dual emphasis on the literary and theatrical nature of the genre is apparent in the books title, shakespeare. From page to stage, and in all the instructional material surrounding the plays themselves.
Andrew gurr, a retired professor of english at reading university u. This groundbreaking study is the first history of the professional acting companies who brought drama to london in shakespeares time. For twenty years it has been hailed as not only the most reliable but the liveliest and most entertaining overview of shakespearean theater available. Andrew gurr is honoured by the globe theatre english at. He has also written a biography of shakespeare 1996, and, as. Andrew gurr has been emeritus for some years now, but is still publishing the products of his research. Shakespeare and the stage, with a complete list of. For twenty years he chaired the committees that designed the new globe in london, and is currently a trustee working to put the remains of the rose theatre on display. At the outset, gurr identifies the four kinds of evidence that he uses in his analysis of shakespearean playgoing. Shakespearean stage 15741642 by andrew gurr general. The shakespearean stage 15741642 edition 4 by andrew. Mamets trenchant view, a new school has come along to mislead actors into expressing irrelevant emotion.
The shakespearean stage is the only authoritative book that describes all the main features of the original staging of shakespearean drama in one volume. To a theater historian, reading andrew gurrs books can be a supremely frustrating experience. The upper stage was used for such scenes as those on the walls of defended cities, or juliets balcony. By bringing together evidence from different sourcesdocumentary, archaeological, and the playtexts themselvesstaging shakespeares theatres reconstructs the ways in which the plays were originally staged in the theaters of shakespeares own time, and shows how the physical possibilities and limitations of these theaters affected both the writing and the performances. The first and most important resource available to you, therefore, is this innovative blended approach to the study of shakespeare.
The shakespearean stage 15741642 read full ebook video. Stage performance was evidently the only form of publication that the author wanted for his plays, and if his fellowplayers had not put together an edition of the surviving playtexts for the press seven years after his death, in 1623. The shakespearean actors who failed to impress stage. The purpose of this volume is useful and clearly announcedto provide a summary survey of the standard reference works on english theatre history between 1574 and 1642 as. The shakespearian playing companies andrew gurr oxford. Andrew gurr is the author of the shakespearean stage, 15741642 4. Moreover, as andrew gurr notes, in documents such as william.
Download pdf the shakespearean stage 15741642 andrew gurr for kindle. Stage classical games more theatre blog william shakespeare most stagings of shakespeare dont go far enough when a highprofile shakespeare. My only complaint is that he has a tendency to spiral a bit too far down the shakespearean stage rabbit hole. His many publications include shakespeares opposites, the admirals company 15941625, the shakespearean stage 15741642, 4th edition 2009 and playgoing in shakespeares london, 3rd edition 2004. Historically, shakespeares work first rose to fame on the stage. Buy the shakespearean stage 15741642 4 by gurr, andrew isbn. The identity of the first play written by the elizabethan poet and playwright william shakespeare 1564 to 1616 is quite controversial among scholars. Pedantic during the chapter devoted to company politics and period economics, but recaptures interest when he discusses stage practices and print culture. Egeus wants hermia to marry demetrius, but hermia loves lysander.