Eubanks Winkler and Schoch reveal how - and why - the first generation
to stage Shakespeare after Shakespeare's lifetime changed absolutely
everything. Founder of the Duke's Company, Sir William Davenant
influenced how Shakespeare was performed in a profound and lasting way.
This open access book provides the first performance-based account of
Restoration Shakespeare, exploring the precursors to Davenant's approach
to Restoration Shakespeare, the cultural context of Restoration theatre,
the theatre spaces in which the Duke's Company performed, Davenant's
adaptations of Shakespeare's plays, acting styles, and the lasting
legacy of Davenant's approach to staging Shakespeare.
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The eBook editions of this work are available open access under a CC
BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was
funded by Queen's University Belfast.*