Popular Theatre in Early Modern England, Germany and Italy (1570–1640)</a>

Popular Theatre in Early Modern England, Germany and Italy (1570–1640)

This study explores the influence of English and Italian itinerant companies on early modern German theatre. A central aspect that mediated this intercultural adaptation is ‘popular culture’, i.e. a network of shared knowledge, which was successfully employed by the English Comedians to meet and shape the taste of their audiences.