Sir William Davenant
Author | : Sophia B. Blaydes |
Publisher | : Scholarly Title |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 1986 |
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Author | : Sophia B. Blaydes |
Publisher | : Scholarly Title |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 1986 |
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Author | : Alfred Harbage |
Publisher | : Octagon Press, Limited |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
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Author | : Simon Stirling |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 2016-02-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0750968567 |
Sir William Davenant (1606–1668) – Poet Laureate and Civil War hero – is one of the most influential and neglected figures in the history of British theatre. He introduced ‘opera’, actresses, scenes and the proscenium arch to the English stage. Narrowly escaping execution for his Royalist activities during the Civil War, he revived theatrical performances in London, right under Oliver Cromwell’s nose. Nobody, perhaps, did more to secure Shakespeare’s reputation or to preserve the memory of the Bard.Davenant was known to boast over a glass of wine that he wrote ‘with the very spirit’ of Shakespeare and was happy to be thought of as Shakespeare’s son. By recounting the story of his eventful life backwards, through his many trials and triumphs, this biography culminates with a fresh examination of the vexed issue of Davenant’s paternity. Was Sir William’s mother the voluptuous and maddening ‘Dark Lady’ of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and was he Shakespeare’s ‘lovely boy’?
Author | : Amanda Eubanks Winkler |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 233 |
Release | : 2021-11-18 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1350130575 |
Eubanks Winkler and Schoch reveal how – and why – the first generation to stage Shakespeare after Shakespeare's lifetime changed absolutely everything. Founder of the Duke's Company, Sir William Davenant influenced how Shakespeare was performed in a profound and lasting way. This book provides the first performance-based account of Restoration Shakespeare, exploring the precursors to Davenant's approach to Restoration Shakespeare, the cultural context of Restoration theatre, the theatre spaces in which the Duke's Company performed, Davenant's adaptations of Shakespeare's plays, acting styles, and the lasting legacy of Davenant's approach to staging Shakespeare. This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. It is funded by Queen's University Belfast.
Author | : William Stanley Braithwaite |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 822 |
Release | : 1906 |
Genre | : English poetry |
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