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(A lecture originally given to BTEC in Performing Arts students as part of their course in 2001) This lecture is intended as a rapid introduction to Elizabethan Theatre, and the way that it was written and performed in the Elizabethan period itself. This lecture was written for a BTEC in Performing Arts course, which I was invited to address as a specialist guest lecturer, and the lecture was a formal part of the students' course. Since this lecture was originally intended to be spoken and not read it does not contain any detailed footnotes or references, and much of the information contained in the lecture is drawn from various books and authors (most of which are listed in the "Further Reading" section) as well as containing comments and opinions of my own.
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Lublin (review) In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Early modern England was characterized by two worrying commercial practices: frippery - or the selling of second-hand clothing - and the frivolities of the playhouse. Their histories were intertwined. The notion that the supply of costumes to the theatre might be known as "frippery" seems apt - costume is often overlooked or diminished as a minor aspect of the theatrical spectacle.
Lublin's main thesis is that costume functions to reiterate and reinforce social norms.