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100 1 _aChambers, E. K.
_q(Edmund Kerchever),
_d1866-1954
245 1 4 _aThe mediaeval stage, volume 1 (of 2)
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2024-02-20
508 _aTim Lindell, Krista Zaleski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Mediaeval Stage, Volume 1" by E. K. Chambers is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the origins and development of theatrical practices during the Middle Ages in England. The book aims to fill a gap in the understanding of how the framework for the later Shakespearean stage was set, exploring various theatrical traditions and their cultural contexts. The opening of the volume begins with a preface where the author reflects on the lack of comprehensive historical accounts regarding the mediaeval theatre before Shakespeare. Chambers shares his motivations for writing, expressing a desire to explore the origins of play-acting in England and the social, economic factors that shaped it. He outlines the structure of the work, which is divided into four books focusing on minstrel life, folk drama, ecclesiastical influences, and the eventual evolution of the professional stage in response to these various traditions. The author also acknowledges the challenges he faced in compiling the volumes and his awareness of the imperfections within them, emphasizing the importance of a thorough historical understanding of the mediaeval stage. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: Oxford University Press, 1903
653 _aTheater -- History -- Medieval, 500-1500
653 _aDrama, Medieval -- History and criticism
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/mediaevalstage01chamuoft/page/n5
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73000
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