Labors lost : women's work and the early modern english stage /

Labors Lost offers a fascinating and wide-ranging account of working women's behind-the-scenes and hitherto unacknowledged contributions to theatrical production in Shakespeare's time.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Korda, Natasha
Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Published: University of Pennsylvania Press,
Publisher Address: Philadelphia, Pa. :
Publication Dates: [2011]
©2011
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.9783/9780812204315
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Summary: Labors Lost offers a fascinating and wide-ranging account of working women's behind-the-scenes and hitherto unacknowledged contributions to theatrical production in Shakespeare's time.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (360 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: 25 illus.
ISBN: 9780812204315
Index Number: PN2582
CLC: J809.561
Contents: Frontmatter --
Contents --
Prologue --
Chapter 1. Labors Lost --
Chapter 2. Dame Usury --
Chapter 3. Froes and Rebatos --
Chapter 4. Cries and Oysterwives --
Chapter 5. False Wares --
Epilogue --
Notes --
Bibliography --
Index --
Acknowledgments.