Early Modern Literature in History General Editors: Cedric C. Brown, Emeritus Professor, University of Reading; Andrew Hadfield, Professor of English, University of Sussex, Brighton International Advisory Board: Sharon Achinstein, University of Oxford; Jean Howard, Columbia University; John Kerrigan, University of Cambridge; Katie Larson, University of Toronto; Richard McCoy, CUNY; Michelle O Callaghan, University of Reading; Cathy Shrank, University of Sheffield; Adam Smyth, University of London; Steven Zwicker, Washington University, St Louis. Within the period 1520 1740 this series discusses many kinds of writing, both within and outside the established canon. The volumes may employ different theoretical perspectives, but they share a historical awareness and an interest in seeing their texts in lively negotiation with their own and successive cultures. Titles include: John M. Adrian LOCAL NEGOTIATIONS OF ENGLISH NATIONHOOD, 1570 1680 Robyn Adams and Rosanna Cox DIPLOMACY AND EARLY MODERN CULTURE Jocelyn Catty WRITING RAPE, WRITING WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN ENGLAND Unbridled Speech Bruce Danner EDMUND SPENSER S WAR ON LORD BURGHLEY James Daybell and Peter Hinds (editors) MATERIAL READINGS OF EARLY MODERN CULTURE Texts and Social Practices, 1580 1730 James Daybell THE MATERIAL LETTER IN EARLY MODERN ENGLAND Manuscript Letters and the Culture and Practices of Letter-Writing, 1512 1635 Tania Demetriou and Rowan Tomlinson (editors) THE CULTURE OF TRANSLATION IN EARLY MODERN ENGLAND AND FRANCE, 1500 1660 Maria Franziska Fahey METAPHOR AND SHAKESPEAREAN DRAMA Unchaste Signification Andrew Gordon WRITING EARLY MODERN LONDON Memory, Text and Community Jane Grogan THE PERSIAN EMPIRE IN ENGLISH RENAISSANCE WRITING, 1549 1622 Johanna Harris and Elizabeth Scott-Baumann (editor) THE INTELLECTUAL CULTURE OF PURITAN WOMEN, 1558 1680 Katherine Heavey THE EARLY MODERN MEDEA Anders Ingram WRITING THE OTTOMANS Turkish History in Early Modern England DOI: 10.1057/9781137494924.0001
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Public and Private Playhouses in Renaissance England: The Politics of Publication Eoin Price Tutor in English Literature, Swansea University, UK DOI: 10.1057/9781137494924.0001
Eoin Price 2015 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-1-137-49491-7 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6 10 kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the Uk is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave and Macmillan are registered trademarks in the United States, the United kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978-1-137-49492-4 PDF ISBN: 978-1-349-69741-0 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Price, Eoin, 1986 Title: Public and private playhouses in Renaissance England : the politics of publication / Eoin Price, Tutor in English Literature, Swansea University, Uk. Description: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. Series: Early Modern literature in history Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2015037960 Subjects: LCSH: Theatrical companies England London History 16th century. Theatrical companies England London History 17th century. Renaissance England. Theater England London History 16th century. Theater England London History 17th century. BISAC: LITERARY CRITICISM / General. LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama. LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare. Classification: LCC PN2589.P75 2015 DDC 792.09421/09032 dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015037960 www.palgrave.com/pivot DOI: 10.1057/9781137494924
For Dad in memory of Mum DOI: 10.1057/9781137494924.0001
Contents Acknowledgements Notes and Abbreviations vii ix Introduction 1 1 Public, Private and Common Stages, 1559 1600 12 2 The Emergence of the Private Theatres, 1600 1625 29 3 Private and Public Indoor Theatres, 1625 1640 48 Epilogue: Privacy and Drama, 1640 1660 66 Works Cited 75 Index 90 vi DOI: 10.1057/9781137494924.0001
Acknowledgements I am grateful to the Arts and Humanities Research Council for funding my work at The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham. As a PhD student at the Institute, I was lucky to have been supervised by Martin Wiggins, who knows more than anyone about Renaissance drama; no one has done more to influence the way I think about theatre history. I also thank Michael Davies, who taught me when I was an undergraduate and Master s student at the University of Liverpool, for instilling in me a love of Renaissance drama: without him, this may not have been possible. The thesis from which this book originates was examined by Michael Cordner and Michael Dobson: I thank them both for their guidance and encouragement. Later, Pete Kirwan and John Jowett offered perceptive advice which helped me conceive of this project as a book and later still, during the final stage of the writing process, Harry Newman and Elizabeth Sharrett provided generous and incisive comments. Erin Sullivan also offered helpful advice on a range of issues and has been an inspiration. At Palgrave Macmillan, Ben Doyle and Tomas Renė guided me through the publication process. The series general editors, Andrew Hadfield and Cedric Brown, also offered valuable advice which has improved the final book. Many others deserve my thanks, including Cassie Ash, Catherine Clifford, Victoria Jackson, Andy Kesson, Sarah Olive, José A. Pérez Díez, Will Sharpe, and Yolana Wassersug. I also thank the librarians of The Shakespeare Institute for their friendly support and expertise. I completed the book at Swansea University, where I now DOI: 10.1057/9781137494924.0002 vii
viii Acknowledgements work: I owe thanks to my colleagues (in particular, Liz Herbert McAvoy) for helping me to settle in my new post. Closer to home, I thank Georgie Lucas for her love and support, both intellectual and emotional. I look forward to walking with her in Oxwich Bay and Rhossili. We are lucky to live near a beautiful place. Above all, I thank my parents. I began work on this project shortly after losing my mum: writing and thinking in some sense helped me come to terms with my loss. This is fitting, since it was my mum who taught me how to write and think. My dad sustained me through the worst of times. The book is dedicated to them both, with love. DOI: 10.1057/9781137494924.0002
Notes and Abbreviations Renaissance texts are cited in modern spelling throughout, thus eliminating the apparent discrepancy between citations from writers whose work is available in modern editions and those whose work is either unedited or available only in older editions. All dates displayed parenthetically refer to publication. Publication dates are taken from W.W. Greg: A Bibliograpy of the English Printed Drama to the Restoration, 4 vols (London: Oxford University Press for the Bibliographical Society, 1939 1959). The book makes use of the following abbreviations: DEEP Database of Early English Playbooks ELR English Literary Renaissance ES The Elizabethan Stage OED Oxford English Dictionary REED Records of Early English Drama SEL Studies in English Literature, 1500 1900 DOI: 10.1057/9781137494924.0003 ix