
A Companion to Henslowe's Diary
Neil Carson(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 26. February 1988
Book
Hardback
168 pages
978-0-521-23545-7 (ISBN)
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Description
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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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-23545-7 (9780521235457)
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Content
Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations and note on stylistic conventions; 1. Philip Henslowe and his 'diary'; 2. Theatrical landlord; 3. The players; 4. The playwrights; 5. The plays; 6. Tables and summaries; Select bibliography; General index; Index of plays.