Elizabethan Popular Theatre

<p><em>Elizabethan Popular Theatre</em> surveys the Golden Age of English popular theatre: the 1590s, the age of Marlowe and the young Shakespeare. The book describes the staging practices, performance conditions and acting techniques of the period, focusing on five popular dramas: <em>The Spanish Tragedy, Mucedorus, Edward II, Doctor Faustus</em> and <em>Titus Andronicus</em>, as well as providing a comprehensive history of a variety of contemporary playhouse stages, performances, and players.</p>