Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: Shakespeare in culture
- 1 Shakespeare in private: domestic performance
- 2 Shakespeare in public: the resisted rise of the amateur dramatic society
- 3 Shakespeare in exile: expatriate performance
- 4 Shakespeare in the open: outdoor performance
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
- References
Notes
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2011
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: Shakespeare in culture
- 1 Shakespeare in private: domestic performance
- 2 Shakespeare in public: the resisted rise of the amateur dramatic society
- 3 Shakespeare in exile: expatriate performance
- 4 Shakespeare in the open: outdoor performance
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
- References
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- Shakespeare and Amateur PerformanceA Cultural History, pp. 218 - 253Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011
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