David Amelang
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David Amelang deposited David J. Amelang, “Gente de la Parroquia: identidad social del barrio teatral en el Madrid del Siglo de Oro” in Fernando Andrés, Mauro Hernández and Saúl Martínez (eds.), Mirando desde el puente. Estudios en homenaje al profesor James S. Amelang (UAM Ediciones, 2019), pp. 357-366 on Humanities Commons 5 years, 2 months ago
“Hace ya veintiséis años se publicó una colección de ensayos en homenaje a la historiadora Natalie Zemon Davis que incluía un capítulo llamado “People of the Ribera: Popular Politics and Neighborhood Identity in Early Modern Barcelona”. En él, su autor, a quien ahora dedicamos esta obra, delinea brevemente una metodología para analizar el perfil s…[Read more]
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David Amelang deposited David J. Amelang, “From Directions to Descriptions: Reading the Theatrical Nebentext in Ben Jonson’s Workes as an Authorial Outlet” (SEDERI 27, 2017), pp. 7–26. on Humanities Commons 5 years, 2 months ago
This article explores how certain dramatists in early modern England and in Spain, specifically Ben Jonson and Miguel de Cervantes (with much more emphasis on the former), pursued authority over texts by claiming as their own a new realm which had not been available – or, more accurately, as prominently available – to playwrights before: the sta…[Read more]
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David Amelang deposited David J. Amelang, “Comparing the Commercial Theaters of Early Modern London and Madrid” (Renaissance Quarterly 71.2, 2018), pp. 610-644 on Humanities Commons 5 years, 2 months ago
Comparative studies have revealed uncanny similarities between the theatrical cultures of Shakespearean England and Golden Age Spain, and in particular between the Elizabethan amphitheaters and the Spanish corrales de comedia (courtyard playhouses). Contrary to conventional wisdom, however, Spain’s (and, in particular, Madrid’s) courtyard the…[Read more]
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David Amelang deposited David J. Amelang, “A Day in the Life: The Performance of Playgoing in Early Modern Madrid and London” (Bulletin of the Comediantes 70.2, 2018), pp. 111-127 in the group
Spanish Golden Age Literature on Humanities Commons 5 years, 2 months agoGoing to the theater was one of the most distinctive-as well as conspicuous-cultural activities to take place regularly in early modern european cities. Precisely because so many people from all walks of life partook of this highly visible pastime, public theaters became spaces wherein social and cultural boundaries between spectators were easily…[Read more]
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David Amelang deposited David J. Amelang, “A Day in the Life: The Performance of Playgoing in Early Modern Madrid and London” (Bulletin of the Comediantes 70.2, 2018), pp. 111-127 in the group
Shakespeare on Humanities Commons 5 years, 2 months agoGoing to the theater was one of the most distinctive-as well as conspicuous-cultural activities to take place regularly in early modern european cities. Precisely because so many people from all walks of life partook of this highly visible pastime, public theaters became spaces wherein social and cultural boundaries between spectators were easily…[Read more]
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David Amelang deposited David J. Amelang, “A Day in the Life: The Performance of Playgoing in Early Modern Madrid and London” (Bulletin of the Comediantes 70.2, 2018), pp. 111-127 in the group
Renaissance / Early Modern Studies on Humanities Commons 5 years, 2 months agoGoing to the theater was one of the most distinctive-as well as conspicuous-cultural activities to take place regularly in early modern european cities. Precisely because so many people from all walks of life partook of this highly visible pastime, public theaters became spaces wherein social and cultural boundaries between spectators were easily…[Read more]
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David Amelang deposited David J. Amelang, “A Day in the Life: The Performance of Playgoing in Early Modern Madrid and London” (Bulletin of the Comediantes 70.2, 2018), pp. 111-127 in the group
Early Modern Theater on Humanities Commons 5 years, 2 months agoGoing to the theater was one of the most distinctive-as well as conspicuous-cultural activities to take place regularly in early modern european cities. Precisely because so many people from all walks of life partook of this highly visible pastime, public theaters became spaces wherein social and cultural boundaries between spectators were easily…[Read more]
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David Amelang deposited David J. Amelang, “A Day in the Life: The Performance of Playgoing in Early Modern Madrid and London” (Bulletin of the Comediantes 70.2, 2018), pp. 111-127 in the group
Early Modern History on Humanities Commons 5 years, 2 months agoGoing to the theater was one of the most distinctive-as well as conspicuous-cultural activities to take place regularly in early modern european cities. Precisely because so many people from all walks of life partook of this highly visible pastime, public theaters became spaces wherein social and cultural boundaries between spectators were easily…[Read more]
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David Amelang deposited David J. Amelang, “’A Broken Voice’: Iconic Distress in Shakespeare’s Tragedies” (Anglia 137.1, 2019), pp. 33-52 in the group
The Renaissance Society of America on Humanities Commons 5 years, 2 months agoThis article explores the change in dynamics between matter and style in Shakespeare’s way of depicting distress on the early modern stage. During his early years as a dramatist, Shakespeare wrote plays filled with violence and death, but language did not lose its composure at the sight of blood and destruction; it kept on marching to the beat o…[Read more]
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David Amelang deposited David J. Amelang, “’A Broken Voice’: Iconic Distress in Shakespeare’s Tragedies” (Anglia 137.1, 2019), pp. 33-52 in the group
Shakespeare on Humanities Commons 5 years, 2 months agoThis article explores the change in dynamics between matter and style in Shakespeare’s way of depicting distress on the early modern stage. During his early years as a dramatist, Shakespeare wrote plays filled with violence and death, but language did not lose its composure at the sight of blood and destruction; it kept on marching to the beat o…[Read more]
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David Amelang deposited David J. Amelang, “’A Broken Voice’: Iconic Distress in Shakespeare’s Tragedies” (Anglia 137.1, 2019), pp. 33-52 in the group
Renaissance / Early Modern Studies on Humanities Commons 5 years, 2 months agoThis article explores the change in dynamics between matter and style in Shakespeare’s way of depicting distress on the early modern stage. During his early years as a dramatist, Shakespeare wrote plays filled with violence and death, but language did not lose its composure at the sight of blood and destruction; it kept on marching to the beat o…[Read more]
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David Amelang deposited David J. Amelang, “’A Broken Voice’: Iconic Distress in Shakespeare’s Tragedies” (Anglia 137.1, 2019), pp. 33-52 in the group
Early Modern Theater on Humanities Commons 5 years, 2 months agoThis article explores the change in dynamics between matter and style in Shakespeare’s way of depicting distress on the early modern stage. During his early years as a dramatist, Shakespeare wrote plays filled with violence and death, but language did not lose its composure at the sight of blood and destruction; it kept on marching to the beat o…[Read more]
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David Amelang deposited David J. Amelang, “Playing Gender: Toward a Quantitative Comparison of Female Roles in Lope de Vega and Shakespeare” (Bulletin of the Comediantes 71.1-2, 2019), pp. 119-134 in the group
Spanish Golden Age Literature on Humanities Commons 5 years, 2 months agoOne of the major differences between the otherwise very similar commercial theatrical cultures of early modern Spain and England was that, whereas in England female roles were performed by young, cross-dressed boys, in Spain female performers were prominent in their industry. indeed, actresses in Spain played an active role in the creative process…[Read more]
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David Amelang deposited David J. Amelang, “Playing Gender: Toward a Quantitative Comparison of Female Roles in Lope de Vega and Shakespeare” (Bulletin of the Comediantes 71.1-2, 2019), pp. 119-134 in the group
Shakespeare on Humanities Commons 5 years, 2 months agoOne of the major differences between the otherwise very similar commercial theatrical cultures of early modern Spain and England was that, whereas in England female roles were performed by young, cross-dressed boys, in Spain female performers were prominent in their industry. indeed, actresses in Spain played an active role in the creative process…[Read more]
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David Amelang deposited David J. Amelang, “Playing Gender: Toward a Quantitative Comparison of Female Roles in Lope de Vega and Shakespeare” (Bulletin of the Comediantes 71.1-2, 2019), pp. 119-134 in the group
Renaissance / Early Modern Studies on Humanities Commons 5 years, 2 months agoOne of the major differences between the otherwise very similar commercial theatrical cultures of early modern Spain and England was that, whereas in England female roles were performed by young, cross-dressed boys, in Spain female performers were prominent in their industry. indeed, actresses in Spain played an active role in the creative process…[Read more]
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David Amelang deposited David J. Amelang, “Playing Gender: Toward a Quantitative Comparison of Female Roles in Lope de Vega and Shakespeare” (Bulletin of the Comediantes 71.1-2, 2019), pp. 119-134 in the group
Early Modern Theater on Humanities Commons 5 years, 2 months agoOne of the major differences between the otherwise very similar commercial theatrical cultures of early modern Spain and England was that, whereas in England female roles were performed by young, cross-dressed boys, in Spain female performers were prominent in their industry. indeed, actresses in Spain played an active role in the creative process…[Read more]
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David Amelang deposited David J. Amelang, “Playing Gender: Toward a Quantitative Comparison of Female Roles in Lope de Vega and Shakespeare” (Bulletin of the Comediantes 71.1-2, 2019), pp. 119-134 in the group
Digital Humanists on Humanities Commons 5 years, 2 months agoOne of the major differences between the otherwise very similar commercial theatrical cultures of early modern Spain and England was that, whereas in England female roles were performed by young, cross-dressed boys, in Spain female performers were prominent in their industry. indeed, actresses in Spain played an active role in the creative process…[Read more]
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David Amelang deposited David J. Amelang, “A Day in the Life: The Performance of Playgoing in Early Modern Madrid and London” (Bulletin of the Comediantes 70.2, 2018), pp. 111-127 on Humanities Commons 5 years, 2 months ago
Going to the theater was one of the most distinctive-as well as conspicuous-cultural activities to take place regularly in early modern european cities. Precisely because so many people from all walks of life partook of this highly visible pastime, public theaters became spaces wherein social and cultural boundaries between spectators were easily…[Read more]
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David Amelang deposited David J. Amelang, “’A Broken Voice’: Iconic Distress in Shakespeare’s Tragedies” (Anglia 137.1, 2019), pp. 33-52 on Humanities Commons 5 years, 2 months ago
This article explores the change in dynamics between matter and style in Shakespeare’s way of depicting distress on the early modern stage. During his early years as a dramatist, Shakespeare wrote plays filled with violence and death, but language did not lose its composure at the sight of blood and destruction; it kept on marching to the beat o…[Read more]
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David Amelang deposited David J. Amelang, “Playing Gender: Toward a Quantitative Comparison of Female Roles in Lope de Vega and Shakespeare” (Bulletin of the Comediantes 71.1-2, 2019), pp. 119-134 on Humanities Commons 5 years, 2 months ago
One of the major differences between the otherwise very similar commercial theatrical cultures of early modern Spain and England was that, whereas in England female roles were performed by young, cross-dressed boys, in Spain female performers were prominent in their industry. indeed, actresses in Spain played an active role in the creative process…[Read more]
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