Shakespeare in the Theatre: The King's Men

by Lucy Munro

Book Overview

Created when James I granted royal patronage to the former Chamberlain's Men in 1603, the King's Men were the first playing company to exercise a transformative influence on Shakespeare's plays. Not only did Shakespeare write his plays with them in mind, but they were also the first group to revive his plays, and the first to have them revised, either by Shakespeare himself or by other dramatists after his retirement. Drawing on theatre history, performance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474262597
• ISBN13: 9781474262590
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Arden Shakespeare
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.8"