The Rise Of The Common Player: A Study Of Actor And Society In Shakespeare's England
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At the heart of Elizabethan England's cultural explosion stood a figure both celebrated and scorned — the common player, a professional actor navigating the treacherous social currents of Shakespeare's world. M. C. Bradbrook's seminal work chronicles the dramatic rise of the acting profession from its itinerant, disreputable origins to its central role in one of the most remarkable theatrical ages in history, tracing how performers carved out a legitimate social identity against a backdrop of religious suspicion, aristocratic patronage, and civic hostility. Part of the acclaimed History of Elizabethan Drama series, this richly researched study presents the intersection of theatrical craft and social history with rare authority, illuminating the guild structures, playing companies, and royal patronage systems that shaped the lives of men like Alleyn and Burbage. Bradbrook's scholarship is precise yet vivid, reconstructing a world in which the stage was both a mirror of society and a battleground for its values — leaving the reader to wonder how much of that tension still resonates today.
Author: M. C. Bradbrook
Format: Paperback
Published: 1979, Cambridge University Press
Genre: Preforming Arts
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good.
At the heart of Elizabethan England's cultural explosion stood a figure both celebrated and scorned — the common player, a professional actor navigating the treacherous social currents of Shakespeare's world. M. C. Bradbrook's seminal work chronicles the dramatic rise of the acting profession from its itinerant, disreputable origins to its central role in one of the most remarkable theatrical ages in history, tracing how performers carved out a legitimate social identity against a backdrop of religious suspicion, aristocratic patronage, and civic hostility. Part of the acclaimed History of Elizabethan Drama series, this richly researched study presents the intersection of theatrical craft and social history with rare authority, illuminating the guild structures, playing companies, and royal patronage systems that shaped the lives of men like Alleyn and Burbage. Bradbrook's scholarship is precise yet vivid, reconstructing a world in which the stage was both a mirror of society and a battleground for its values — leaving the reader to wonder how much of that tension still resonates today.