Read e-book online The Lively Arts of the London Stage, 1675–1725 (Performance PDF

By Kathryn Lowerre

ISBN-10: 1409455335

ISBN-13: 9781409455332

not like collections of essays which concentrate on a unmarried century or whose authors are drawn from a unmarried self-discipline, this assortment displays the myriad functionality techniques to be had to London audiences, providing readers a composite portrait of the tune, drama, and dance productions that characterised this wealthy interval. simply because the acting arts have been deeply interrelated, the essays offered right here, via students from various fields, interact in discussion with others within the quantity. the hole part examines a recognized sequence of 1701 performances in line with the contest among composers to set William Congreve's masque The Judgment of Paris to track. The essays within the crucial part (the 'mainpiece') show off performers and productions at the London degree from various views, together with English 'tastes' in artwork and song, using dance, the depiction of insanity and masculinity in either spoken and musical performances, and genres and modes within the context of latest feedback and theatrical perform. a short afterpiece appears at comedian items with regards to satire, parody and homage. by means of bringing jointly paintings through students of track, dance, and drama, this cross-disciplinary assortment illuminates the interconnecting strands that formed a colourful theatrical world.

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