Playwright, Space, and Place in Early Modern Performance: Shakespeare and Company

by Tim Fitzpatrick

Analyzing Elizabethan and Jacobean play texts for their spatial implications, this innovative study discloses the extent to which the resources and constraints of public playhouse buildings affected the construction of the fictional worlds of early modern plays. By clarifying a sixteenth- to seventeenth-century conception of theatrical place, Tim Fitzpatrick adds a new layer of meaning to our understanding of the texts.

329 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[Katheryn Thompson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fascinating read that thinks through the staging of place in early modern drama, with an emphasis on Shakespeare, in impressive detail. Fitzpatrick's persuasive argument for the two-door configuration of the stage, with only a concealment space in the centre, is particularly worth reading. However, I did find the book's structure a little repetitive.