This groundbreaking study sheds new light on the mysterious and fascinating world of Elizabethan theater, exploring the lives and work of the actors, playwrights, and entrepreneurs who made it possible. Combining historical scholarship with careful analysis of language and textual evidence, the authors provide a compelling and thought-provoking look at one of the most important cultural phenomena of the early modern period.

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