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Chapter Twelve gives an overview of the rebirth of western theatrical activity during the Renaissance. Theater in Italy, England, Spain and France is profiled. After reading this chapter you should:
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| 1. Understand that during the Renaissance the arts were re-awakened in Western Europe. The radical cultural and social changes in each of the different countries gave rise to remarkable developments in theater, especially in Italy, England, Spain, and France. |
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| 2. Be familiar with the transformations of theater in Italy occurring between 1550 and 1650:
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| 3. Understand the history of the development of theater during the "English Renaissance" or Elizabethan era (1564-1593):
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| 4. Be familiar with theater during James I reign until theater was outlawed in England in 1642. |
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| 5. Be familiar with the description of a production of Hamlet in London in 1600. |
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| 6. Be aware of the fact that theater had to compete with the popular arts of the English Renaissance for their audiences-bearbaiting and cockfighting. Understand that these violent forms of entertainment had an influence on stage fights and slapstick violence in theater. |
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| 7. Understand the history of the development of theater during the "Spanish Golden Age" (1550 - 1650):
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| 8. Be familiar with the descriptions of two productions: one of The King, The Greatest Alcade in Madrid in 1620; and the other of Tartuffe in Paris in 1669. |
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| 9. Be familiar with the transformations in the theater of France during the seventeenth century:
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| 10. Be familiar with the following people: a. Ben Jonson |