Part I - Early English Stages 1576-1600

<p>This volume forms part of the 5 volume set <i>Early English Stages 1300-1660</i>. This set examines the history of the development of dramatic spectacle and stage convention in England from the beginning of the fourteenth century to 1660.</p> DEDICATION, PREFACE, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, ABBREVIATIONS, CUE-TITLES, SYMBOLS, ETC., BOOK ONE: Regulating the Theatre, I. NEW STAGES FOR OLD, II. REFORMATION AND RENAISSANCE, III. STATE CONTROL OF BRITISH DRAMA, 1530 – 1642, IV. ACTORS, PLAYMAKERS AND THEATRES UNDER STATE CONTROL, BOOK TWO: Emblems and Images, V. PLAYHOUSES, VI. THE EMBLEMATIC TRADITION, VII. THE QUEST FOR THE IMAGE, VIII. STAGE FURNITURE, APPENDICES, NOTES AND SOURCES, NOTES TO ILLUSTRATIONS, LIST OF BOOKS, INDEX