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SHAKESPEARE AT THE GLOBE1599–1609
Shakespeare
at the Globe
1599-1609
BERNARD BECKERMAN
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY. 1962
New York
© Bernard Beckerman 1962
First Printing
The Macmillan Company, New York
Brett-Macmillan Ltd., Galt, Ontario
Printed in the United States of America
Library of Congress catalog card number: 62-7159
My debts of gratitude, which this acknowledgment can hardlyhope to pay, are especially due to Professors Oscar J. Campbell,S. F. Johnson, and Dr. John Cranford Adams, President ofHofstra College. To detail the extent of Professor Campbell’sassistance would be futile. I merely count myself fortunate inhaving enjoyed his guidance and encouragement. From ProfessorJohnson this study received a careful and perceptive scrutiny,to the excellence of which I trust these pages testify. In supportingmy work as Director of the Hofstra College ShakespeareFestival, Dr. Adams provided me with the opportunity not onlyto explore the authentic staging of Shakespeare’s plays but alsoto draw upon his knowledge and advice. Although my presentviews of Shakespearean staging differ from his, nonetheless theyowe much to the initial stimulus he gave and the rigorous scholarshiphe exemplified. In addition, I have benefited from theindulgence of various friends and scholars. Dr. Raymond W.Short read and criticized the original draft of the chapter ondramaturgy. Dr. James G. McManaway and Irwin Smith offeredvaluable suggestions for the entire manuscript, and Mr. Smith,together with Dr. Robert De Maria, Howard Siegman, and mywife, Gloria, has assisted me in the final preparation of the book.
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