Theatre of the book, 1480-1880 : print, text, and performance in Europe
This title explores the impact of printing on the European theatre, 1480-1880 and demonstrates that far from being marginal to Renaissance dramatists, the printing press played an essential role in the birth of the modern theatre.
History
xi, 494 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780199262168, 0199262160
60447733
Experimenting on the page, 1480-1630
Drama as institution, 1630-1760
Illustrations, promptbooks, stage texts, 1760-1880
Reinventing "theatre" via the printing press
Critical law, theatrical licence
Accurate texts, authoritative editions
The sense of the senses: sound, gesture, and the body on stage
Narrative form and theatrical illusions
Framing space: time, perspective, and motion in the image
Dramatists, poets, and other scribblers
Who owns the play? Pirate, plagiarist, imitator, thief
Making it public
Scenic pictures
Actor/author
A theatre too much with us
Originally published: 2000