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Actors and Acting in Shakespeare's Time : The Art of Stage Playing by John H. Astington is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Actors and Acting in Shakespeare's Time : The Art of Stage Playing about?
John Astington brings the acting style of the Shakespearean period to life, describing and analyzing the art of the player in the English professional theater between Richard Tarlton and Thomas Betterton. The book pays close attention to the cultural context of stage playing, the critical language used about it, and the kinds of training and professional practice employed in the theater at various times over the course of roughly one hundred years - 1558-1660. Perfect for courses, this up-to-dat
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- Author
- John H. Astington
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780511761379
- Category
- work of literary fiction
- Subjects
- History, Sports, Poetry
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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