Shakespeare in the Theatre: Sir William Davenant and the Dukes Company

Eubanks Winkler and Schoch reveal how and why the first generation to stage Shakespeare after Shakespeares lifetime changed absolutely everything. Founder of the Dukes 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 Davenants approach to Restoration Shakespeare, the cultural context of Restoration theatre, the theatre spaces in which the Dukes Company performed, Davenants adaptations of Shakespeares plays, acting styles, and the lasting legacy of Davenants approach to staging Shakespeare. 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.