Engaging and stimulating; this Introduction provides a fresh vista of the early modern theatrical landscape. Chapters are arranged according to key genres (tragedy; revenge; satire; history play; pastoral and city comedy); punctuated by a series of focused case studies on topics ranging from repertoire to performance style; political events to the physical body of the actor; and from plays in print to the space of the playhouse. Julie Sanders encourages readers to engage with particular dramatic moments; such as opening scenes; skulls on stage or the conventions of disguise; and to apply the materials and methods contained in the book in inventive ways. A timeline and frequent cross-references provide continuity. Always alert to the possibilities of performance; Sanders reveals the remarkable story of early modern drama not through individual writers; but through repertoires and company practices; helping to relocate and re-imagine canonical plays and playwrights.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A bucket list guide to walking Rome; very thouroughBy Italophile Book ReviewsThe subtitle of this book is The Definitive Walking Guide to the Eternal City. The 15 walking tours are varied through era and location; and include:-a small map and a things of interest;-as well as the opening hours of the monuments and museums;-bus and public transport information;-ticket purchasing and lining up info; and-other bits of practical information.The book has tours for the day tripper; with a Rome in a Day Tour. There is the obligatory Vatican Tour. Then the Tombs and Catacomb Tour. Ostia gets a tour of its own. The eras have tours: Renaissance; Byzantine; Ancient Rome. And special locations have tours: Capitoline Hill; certain Piazzas; Vias and hills.Ive always struggled to get a grip on Rome because the city is so big. Public transport can bring you around to the starting points for your tours; but the crush of humanity; smells; sights and traffic always leaves me exhausted; too exhausted to enjoy what Irsquo;m seeing. Traveling in off-peak seasons can help.The historical significance of what you will see in Rome is pretty much left for you the reader to discover someplace else; and over time; since Romes history is about 3000 years old. The author is an experience tour guide; and he knows his history; so the tours are complete and comprehensive.A dream would be to have all the time to prepare for the 15 tours; and then all the time and stamina to do all 15 tours. It just might make the bucket list of a few people. I imagine the book would make a good accompaniment for repeated visits to the Eternal City; doing a few tours each time.Please visit my full and illustrated review at Italophile Book Reviews. I received a review copy of the book.http://italophilebookreviews.blogspot.nl/2015/07/strolling-through-rome-by-mario-erasmo.html1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A Fabulous Easy Way to See RomaBy Grey WolffeIn his own words (and the sub-title) of the book; this is the definitive walking guide to the Eternal City; and his word is good enough for me. All kidding aside; Professore Erasmo (who previously wrote a guide to Florence/Firenza); has a PhD from Yale and teaches Classics at the University of Georgia. If you look on the UGA website; you will see that his students rave about him as a teacher.Whatever he brings to his classes; he brings a light and chatty style to this book. Itrsquo;s like going to see the city with a friend who knows all about the history and culture of Rome; and also the lsquo;specialrsquo; places that the locals go.Depending where in the Eternal City you want to go; he has a walking tour that you can do in a day (Tour One) or if you do the whole book; looks to take weeks. The good thing is that you can do the tours sequentially or just go to the places you have time to see. Each tour starts with itsrsquo; own map. Whichever you choose you wonrsquo;t go wrong.At the end of the book is a very useful listing of Italian holidays when you can expect everything to be closed; and there is a listing of the hours of most of the monuments and museums. Lastly there is a Glossary of the meanings of names of what the different types of monuments are called (i.e. cippus = burial marker).Worthwhile for any traveler to Rome; and a good companion to your Rough Guide.Zeb Kantrowitz zworstblog.blogspot.com zebsblog@gmail.com0 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Meh.By CustomerNot quite what I expected....and maps are HORRIBLE.
