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Henslowe's "curious" diary.(Articles)

From: Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England  |  Date: 1/1/2005  |  Author: Cerasano, S.P.

THE text that has become known to readers as Henslowe's "diary" retains a central place in the realm of material evidence by which theater historians reconstruct the Elizabethan theater. However, its centrality to this endeavor is concurrently undermined by the very fabric of the book itself. While scholars are keenly interested in the book's variety of play receipts, costume accounts, payments to the Revels Office, and even the other accounts that reveal Henslowe's sideline ...

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