About this title: This is a newly revised edition of Andrew Gurr's classic account of the people for whom Shakespeare wrote his plays. Gurr assembles evidence from the writings of the time to describe the physical structure of the playhouses, the services provided in the auditorium, the cost of a ticket and a cushion, the size of the crowds, the smells, the pickpockets, and the collective feelings generated by the plays. As well as revising and adding new material which has emerged since the second edition, Gurr develops new sections. He considers the difference between Shakespearean and modern thinking about ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, New York
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780521574495ISBN:0521574498
Description: Good +/No Jacket. 0521574498 Trade Paper-Second Edition-Book has nicks on top outer page edges causing tiny tears at top of some pages-General shelfwear-307 pages. read more
Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr, West Nyack, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780521368247ISBN:0521368243
Description: Very Good Plus. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Very slight edge wear, light spine crease-text is tight and unmarked. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780521543224ISBN:0521543223
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Edition: 3 REV ED
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780521543224ISBN:0521543223
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 360 pages. This book is printed on demand (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) (358 pages) a newly revised edition of andrew gurr's classic account of playgoing in shakespeare's time. 22 b/w illus. edition 3 rev ed (Paperback) read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780521835602ISBN:0521835607
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Edition: REV Edition Number is 3
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780521835602ISBN:0521835607
Description: BRAND NEW. 9.02 by.94 inches. This book is printed on demand. (allow 1-2 weeks for printing)(360 pages) a newly revised edition of andrew gurr's classic account of playgoing in shakespeare's time. this is a newly revised edition of andrew gurr's classic account of playgoing in shakespeare's time. as well as revising and adding new material, gurr develops new sections. fifty new entries have been added to the list of playgoers and there are fresh quotations about the experience of playgoing. ... read more
Edition: 2nd ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780521574495ISBN:0521574498
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Ex-library. Ex-Library, Good clean condition, small sticker to spine, stamp on title page, good sound reading copy. Fast shipping from UK. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 325 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: New. This is a newly revised edition of Andrew Gurr'Äôs classic account of playgoing in Shakespeare'Äôs time. As well as revising and adding new material, Gurr develops new sections. Fifty new entries have been added to the list of playgoers and there are fresh quotations about the experience of playgoing. read more
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