The Masters of the Revels and Elizabeth I's court theatre /

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The Masters of the Revels and Elizabeth I's Court Theatre places the Revels Office and Elizabeth I's court theatre in a premodern, patronage and gift-exchange driven-world of centralized power in which hospitality, liberality, and conspicuous display were fundamental aspects of social life...

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Main Authors: Streitberger, W. R (Author), Streitberger, W. R. (Author)
Corporate Authors: Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund, Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016
Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : 2016
Edition:First edition
Subjects:
Elisabeth > I > England, Königin > 1533-1603
England > Office of the Revels
England > Office of the Revels.
1500-1603
16th century
Elizabeth, 1558-1603
Theater > England > History > 16th century
Civilization
History
Theater
England > Civilization > 16th century
Great Britain > History > Elizabeth, 1558-1603
England
Great Britain
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Revels Office
  • Devising and Producing the Revels
  • 1 Sir Thomas Cawarden, 1558
  • 1559
  • Gentleman of the Privy Chamber
  • Revels Office in 1558
  • Court Theatre in 1558
  • 1559
  • Hero of the Reformation
  • 2. Sir Thomas Benger, 1559
  • 1572
  • Auditor to the Princess
  • 1560 Reorganization of the Revels Office
  • Spectacle, Pageantry, and Court Theatre
  • `last of the poore flock of Hatfield'
  • 3. Interregnum, 1572
  • 1578
  • Crisis of 1572
  • Privy Council Inquiry of 1572
  • 1573
  • Earl of Sussex and Thomas Blagrave
  • Interim Revels Organization
  • Court and the Commercial Theatre
  • 4. Edmund Tilney: The Expansion of the Master's Powers, 1578
  • 1591
  • Competition for the Mastership
  • `of Countenaunce and of creditt with the Prince'
  • 1581 Royal Commission
  • Matrimonial Diplomacy, 1578
  • 1583
  • Consolidation of the Privileged Companies
  • New Queen's Players and the Boy Companies, 1583
  • 1591
  • 5. Edmund Tilney: The Transformation of the Revels Office, 1591
  • 1603
  • Onset of Paralysis, 1591
  • 1594
  • Final Reform, 1594
  • 1598
  • Later Privileged Companies, 1594
  • 1603
  • Near vnto the Monument of my ffather'
  • 6. Afterword: Regulating the Commercial Theatre.
  • Introduction to Elizabeth Is Revels Office 1
  • The Revels Office 1
  • Devising and Producing the Revels 15
  • 1 Sir Thomas Cawarden, 1558-1559 32
  • Gentleman of the Privy Chamber 32
  • The Revels Office in 1558 42
  • Court Theatre in 1558-1559 50
  • Hero of the Reformation 58
  • 2 Sir Thomas Benger, 1559-1572 61
  • Auditor to the Princess 61
  • The 1560 Reorganization of the Revels Office 68
  • Spectacle, Pageantry, and Court Theatre 73
  • 'Last of the poore flock of Hatfield' 89
  • 3 The Interregnum, 1572-1578 96
  • The Crisis of 1572 96
  • The Privy Council Inquiry of 1572-1573 102
  • The Earl of Sussex and Thomas Blagrave 110
  • The Interim Revels Organization 117
  • The Court and the Commercial Theatre 125
  • 4 Edmund Tilney: The Expansion of the Master's Powers, 1578-1591 137
  • Competition for the Mastership 137
  • 'Of Countenaunce and of creditt with the Prince' 139
  • The 1581 Royal Commission 151
  • Matrimonial Diplomacy 1578-1583 154
  • Consolidation of the Privileged Companies 169
  • The New Queen's Players and the Boy Companies, 1583-1591 171
  • 5 Edmund Tilney: The Transformation of the Revels Office, 1591-1603 186
  • The Onset of Paralysis, 1591-1594 186
  • The Final Reform, 1594-1598 192
  • The Later Privileged Companies, 1594-1603 200
  • 'near vnto the Monument of my ffather'209
  • 6 Afterword: Regulating the Commercial Theatre 219

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