Henslowe's Diary

Henslowe's Diary PDF

Author: Philip Henslowe

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2002-10-24

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 9780521524025

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The diary of Philip Henslowe, owner of the Rose Theatre in London during the 1590s, remains the most valuable source of information about the workings of the Elizabethan public theatres. Discussions of theatres and drama in the age of Shakespeare routinely refer to Henslowe, whose 'diary' touches on every aspect of the day-to-day operations of the Rose and the companies of actors, especially the Admiral's Men. The diary preserves the account-book of an Elizabethan theatre owner who was also the father-in-law of the leading actor, Edward Alleyn, and contains many miscellaneous and personal entries. The first edition of Henslowe's Diary, published in 1961, has long been out of print. It provides a thorough introduction to the manuscript, a full transcription of the document itself and several helpful appendices and indexes. For this second edition one of the original editors, R. A. Foakes, has added a new preface and reading list.

A Companion to Henslowe's Diary

A Companion to Henslowe's Diary PDF

Author: Neil Carson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9780521543460

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A thorough analysis of Philip Henslowe's diary which provides a unique source of information on Elizabethan repertory theatre.

Henslowe's Rose

Henslowe's Rose PDF

Author: Ernest L. Rhodes

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Published: 2014-07-15

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 0813164397

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Some of the most famous plays in the English language were performed on the stage of the Rose theater, which stood on the Bankside in Elizabethan London. Henslowe's Rose is the first full-length study of this important theater. Rhodes gives as full an account as the evidence of contemporary pictures and documents permits of those Rose, the method of its construction, its general plan, its repertory of plays, and its staging. From the action of these plays he deduces the form of the stage itself and the nature of its facilities. The total of five openings in the walls at stage-level is of particular significance, since the most widely held conception of the Shakespearean stage has been based primarily on the De Witt sketch of the Swan theater, showing a two-opening façade. The contemporary pictorial evidence used by Rhodes is reproduced in this volume for the convenience of the reader. In addition many sketches and plans illustrate Rhodes's findings, which are summed up in a photograph of a model built to specifications derived from such sources as Henslowe's diary, contemporary pictures of the outside of the Rose, and the Vitruvian theater plan.

Staged Properties in Early Modern English Drama

Staged Properties in Early Modern English Drama PDF

Author: Jonathan Gil Harris

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-11-23

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 9780521032094

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This collection of essays explores the material, economic and dramatic implications of stage properties in early modern English drama. The essays in this volume, written by a team of distinguished scholars in the field, offer valuable insights and historical evidence concerning the forms of production, circulation and exchange that brought such diverse properties as sacred garments, household furnishings, pawned objects, and even false beards onto the stage.

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