Mastering the Revels: The Regulation and Censorship of Early Modern Drama

by Richard Dutton

Mastering the Revels traces the measures taken by the governments of Elizabeth I, James I, and Charles I to regulate the new phenomenon of fixed playhouses and resident playing companies in London, and to censor their plays. It focuses on the Masters of the Revels, whose primary function was to seek out theatrical entertainment for the court but whose role expanded to include oversight of the players and their playhouses.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198819455
• ISBN13: 9780198819455
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.3"