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23 - Court Masques

from Part II - Theater

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 August 2019

By
Jean Macintyre
Edited by
Bruce R. Smith
Edited in association with
Katherine Rowe
With
Ton Hoenselaars ,
Akiko Kusunoki ,
Andrew Murphy  and
Aimara da Cunha Resende
Bruce R. Smith
Affiliation:
University of Southern California
Katherine Rowe
Affiliation:
Smith College, Massachusetts
Ton Hoenselaars
Affiliation:
Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands
Akiko Kusunoki
Affiliation:
Tokyo Woman’s Christian University, Japan
Andrew Murphy
Affiliation:
Trinity College Dublin
Aimara da Cunha Resende
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Campion, Thomascostumecourt entertainmentsdancefemale performerfemale playerJones, InigoJonson, Benmachinerymaskingmasquemasqueroccasional dramapropertiesscene designstage machinesstage musicstage propsstage sets
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The Cambridge Guide to the Worlds of Shakespeare , pp. 155 - 160
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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Further reading

Bergeron, David M. “Pageants, Masques, and History.” The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare’s History Plays. Ed. Hattaway, Michael. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. <DOI: 10.1017/CCOL052177277X.003>Google Scholar
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