Lord Strange'S Men And Their Plays

In this major contribution to theater history and cultural studies, authors Lawrence Manley and Sally-Beth MacLean paint a lively portrait of Lord Strange's Men, a daring company of players that dominated the London stage for a brief period in the late Elizabethan era. During their short theatrical reign, Lord Strange's Men helped to define the dramaturgy of the era, performing the works of William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Kyd, and others in a distinctive and spectacular style, exploring innovative new modes of impersonation while intentionally courting political and religious controversy--

• | Author: Lawrence Manley|Sally-Beth Maclean
• | Publisher: Yale University Press
• | Publication Date: Apr 29, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 488 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0300191995
• | ISBN-13: 9780300191998