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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Early modern theater"”.
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The Crew / of Common Playwrights: Collaboration and Authorial Community in the Early Modern Theater
… of playwriting into an established profession in early modern London, a central paradox emerged: in order to secure a place within this authorial community, and also a place for the profession itself, playwrights needed to work toward the often contradictory goals of self-promotion and of …
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Rumor, gender, and authority in English Renaissance drama
… unauthorized information and rumor on the stage. Early modern literary and cultural discourses repeatedly pointed to the dangers of loose tongues and transgressive speech, and such idle chatter was consistently gendered female. Male characters continually attempt to disown their own loose speech …
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Great bellies and boy actors: pregnancy plays on the Stuart stage, 1603-1642
… received scant attention from other scholars of early modern theatrical materials, prosthetics, or performed maternity. My work sheds light on this critical blind spot in early modern theatre history and drama that has emerged in the shadow cast by Queen Elizabeth and King James I. Each chapter …