Masters of the Revels and Elizabeth I's Court Theatre

The Masters of the Revels and Elizabeth I''s Court Theatre places the Revels Office and Elizabeth I''s court theatre in a pre-modern, patronage and gift-exchange driven-world of centralized power in which hospitality, liberality, and conspicuous display were fundamental aspects of social life. W.R. Streitberger reconsiders the relationship between the biographies of the Masters and the conduct of ...