Who Was Who (1916-1928): V. 2 (Who's Who) -

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London: A & C Black, 1989. 'The New Mermaids'. Drawing on the whole spectrum of Elizabethan-Jacobean writing (including letters and diaries), this anthology gives a picture of the world of the theatre against a background of the social activities and problems which were such a fruitful source of material to Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Contents: I). The theatre and the world. 1). Attitudes toward the drama in Elizabethan-Jacobean England. 2). The audience. 3). London companies and strolling players. 4). The playhouses. 5). Play genres and repertories. 6). Costumes, properties and scenery. 7). Acting. 8). The actors. 9). Country festivals and entertainments. II). The world and the theatre. 1). Domestic life. 2). Education. 3). Sports. 4). The Court. 6). London: life and sights. 6). The underworld in town and country. 7). Church and state: the religious climate. 8). The supernatural. 9). The law: crime and punishment. 10). Old science and new philosophy. 11). Medicine, psychology and… Read More