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Synopsis
Henslowe's 'diary' is a unique source of information about the day-to-day running of the Elizabethan repertory theatre. Philip Henslowe, a theatrical entrepreneur, kept records of his financial dealings with London companies and actors from 1592-1604. The diary itself is difficult to decipher. Neil Carson's analysis is based on a much more thorough correlation of Henslowe's entries than has been attempted before, breaking down into clear tabular form the main items of income and expenditure and drawing conclusions about the management procedures of the companies, the professional relationships of actors and playwrights and the ways in which plays were written, rehearsed and programmed. Previous speculation has dismissed Henslowe himself as ignorant, disorderly and grasping. Carson shows him to have been a benign and efficient businessman whose control over the actors' professional activities was much less extensive than has often been supposed.
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Philip Henslowe, a theatrical entrepreneur, kept records of his financial dealings with London companies and actors from 1592-1604. This 'diary' is a unique source of information on Elizabethan repertory theatre. Neil Carson's analysis is based on a much more thorough correlation of Henslowe's entries than has been attempted before.
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- PublisherCambridge University Press
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 0521235456
- ISBN 13 9780521235457
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages168
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HardBack. Condition: Very Good. No jacket. First Edition. 1st Edition, Cambridge University Press 1988. 4to. Very good clean tight sound sqaure, no bookplate, inscriptions or marks of any kind, Bound in bright gilt lettered brown cloth gently rubbed to head of spine and with red gilt lettered and embossed label to upper. Philp Henslowes unique Diary of theatrical enterprises records many plays, amongst which are Shakespeares Taming of the Shrew, Titus Andronicus and Henry VI Part 1. Henslowe and his son in law actor Edward Alleyne built London theatres The Rose, The Fortune and The Hope, ran the most successful acting companies including The Lord Admirals Men of which Shakespeare was a member and The Lord Stranges Men. The Dairy also records receipts from play performances, expenditures, payments and notes on hiring actors. Previous speculation dismissed Henslowe as ignorant, disorderly and grasping. Carson shows him to be a benign and efficient businessman. A great addition to the library of reader, scholar and collector alike. Seller Inventory # 100182078
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