Harry R. McCarthy (University of Cambridge)

Boy Actors in Early Modern England

Skill and Stagecraft in the Theatre

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Produktbeschreibung

Harry R. McCarthy's innovative study draws on theatre history and present-day performance to foreground how boys' physical skills shaped the plays in which they performed. Through in-depth readings of a wide range of plays, this book offers a critical reimagining of early modern theatrical culture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 528g
• ISBN-13: 9781009098953
• ISBN-10: 1009098950
• Artikelnr.: 63937733

Autorenporträt

Harry R. McCarthy is a Junior Research Fellow in English at Jesus College, University of Cambridge. He is the author of Performing Early Modern Drama Beyond Shakespeare: Edward's Boys (2020), and has published on early modern and contemporary performance in English Literary History, Early Theatre, Shakespeare, and Shakespeare Survey.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. 'All feats of activitie, and motions': Rethinking early modern boyhoods
2. Staging skill: Movement, metatheatre, and boy actors' theatrical reputations
3. 'The Bettering of the body': Staging sport in the boy company repertory
4. 'Sport indeede': Star roles as physical showcase
Conclusion.