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Gaming the Stage : Playable Media and the Rise of English Commercial Theater /

Rich connections between gaming and theater stretch back to the 16th and 17th centuries, when England's first commercial theaters appeared right next door to gaming houses and blood-sport arenas. In the first book-length exploration of gaming in the early modern period, Gina Bloom shows that th...

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Main Author:	Bloom, Gina (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2018
Series:	Theater--theory/text/performance. Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:	Games in the theater > England > History. Theater > England > History > 17th century. Theater > England > History > 16th century. Electronic books.
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