{"product_id":"dramatic-texts-and-records-of-britain","title":"Dramatic Texts and Records of Britain","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1800 entries this valuable reference work covers texts and records of dramatic activity for about 400 sites in Britain from Roman times to 1558. Grouped in sections – Texts listed chronologically; Records of England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Other, classified by county, site, and date; and Doubtful Texts and Records – the entries summarize the contents of each record and give bibliographic information.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessor Lancashire presents a comprehensive survey of almost every type of literary and historical record, document, and work: civic, church, guild, monastic and royal court minutes and financial accounts; national records – Chancery, Parliament, Privy Council, Exchequer; royal proclamations; wills; local court rolls; jest-books, poems, prose treatises, sermons; archaeological remains, artifacts, illustrations. He brings together works in several normally unrelated fields: Roman theatre in Britain; medieval drama as such, including the Corpus Christi play and the moral play; court revels of the Tudors and of their predecessors in England and Scotland; and finally Latin and Greek drama as played in Oxford and Cambridge colleges.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn introduction outlines the history of early drama in Britain. Appendixes include indexes of about 335 towns or patrons with travelling players, complete with rough itineraries; about 180 playwrights; and about 320 playing places and buildings. There are illustrations, four maps and a large general subject and name index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"By Ian Lancashire","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43575576985782,"sku":"9781487576943","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781487576943_542b608a-8e03-490e-89d3-b6866066bcc0.jpg?v=1727459970","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/dramatic-texts-and-records-of-britain","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}