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1 online resource |
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Cover ; The Masters of the Revels and Elizabeth I's Court Theatre; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Contents; A Note on Terms and Conventions; Abbreviations; Introduction to Elizabeth I's Revels Office; The Revels Office; Devising and Producing the Revels; Chapter 1: Sir Thomas Cawarden,1558-1559; Gentleman of the Privy Chamber; The Revels Office in 1558; Court Theatre in 1558-1559; Hero of the Reformation; Chapter 2: Sir Thomas Benger,1559-1572; Auditor to the Princess; The 1560 Reorganization of the Revels Office; Spectacle, Pageantry, and Court Theatre; 'Last of the Poore Flock of Hatfield' |
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Chapter 3: The Interregnum,1572-1578The Crisis of 1572 ; The Privy Council Inquiry of 1572-1573; The Earl of Sussex and Thomas Blagrave; The Interim Revels Organization; The Court and the Commercial Theatre; Chapter 4: Edmund Tilney: The Expansion of the Master's Powers,1578-1591; Competition for The Mastership; 'Of Countenaunce and of Creditt with the Prince'; The 1581 Royal Commission; Matrimonial Diplomacy, 1578-1583; Consolidation of the Privileged Companies; The New Queen's Players and the Boy Companies, 1583-1591 |
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Chapter 5: Edmund Tilney: The Transformation of the Revels Office,1591-1603The Onset of Paralysis, 1591-1594; The Final Reform, 1594-1598; The Later Privileged Companies, 1594-1603; 'Near vnto the Monument of My Ffather'; Chapter 6: Afterword: Regulating the Commercial Theatre; Appendix 1: Calendar of Court Revels and Spectacles; 1558; November; December; 1559; January; February; May; July; August; December; 1560; January; February; December; 1561; January; February; October; December; 1562; January; February; March; May; December; 1563; January; December; 1564; February; June; July; August |
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NovemberDecember; 1565; January; February; March; July; November; December; 1566; January; February; July-September; November; December; 1567; January; February; April; November; December; 1568; January; February-March; December; 1569; January; February; November; December; 1570; January; February; September; November; December; 1571; January; February; May; August-September; December; 1572; January; February; June; September; December; 1573; January; February; September; November; December; 1574; January; February; March; July; September; November; December; 1575; January; February |
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SeptemberDecember; 1576; January; February; March; September; December; 1577; January; February; November; December; 1578; January; February; March; April; December; 1579; January; February; March; June-August; November; December; 1580; January; February; March; November; December; 1581; January; February; March; April; May; November; December; 1582; January; February; March; April; December; 1583; January; February; March; June; November; December; 1584; January; February; March; November; December; 1585; January; February; March; April; November; December; 1586; January; February; March |
| Summary |
A complete revision of established views of the structure and function of Elizabeth I's Revels Office, arguing that the revels essentially became a commercial enterprise, paid for by the ordinary Londoners |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 17, 2016) |
| Subject |
England. Office of the Revels.
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| SUBJECT |
England. Office of the Revels fast |
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Theater -- England -- History -- 16th century
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Civilization
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Theater
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Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056783
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England -- Civilization -- 16th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043275
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England
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191788789 |
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0191788783 |
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0191030406 |
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9780191030406 |
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