Books by Robert Henke

The essays in this volume investigate English, Italian, Spanish, German, and Czech early modern theatre, placing Shakespeare and his English contemporaries in the theatrical contexts of early modern Europe. Contributors examine the movement of theatrical units, genres, performance practices and dramatic texts across geo-linguistic borders.

This volume presents foundational and representative essays of the last half century on theatre performance practice during the period 1580 to 1750, with a particular focus on the nature of playing spaces, staging, acting and audience response in professional theatre. Considerations of theatre practice in Italy, Spain and France.