2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A Study on the Use of Curtains in the Early Modern English Theatre
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15K02289
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Literature in English
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | 劇場 / 舞台 / カーテン / ステイジング |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study dealt mainly with the question of how stage curtains were used in early performances of Shakespearean and contemporary plays. The early modern stage was almost bare. The curtains in front of the discovery space would therefore have contributed to the mood and atmosphere of scenes. Through examining early printed play texts and theatrical manuscripts, I have been able to find useful pieces of evidence which support several important conclusions, including the following three. (1) The early modern playing companies had the custom of using black hangings for tragedies, and they chiefly used curtains portraying scenes from biblical, classical and mythological stories for comedies and non-tragic plays. (2) When there were shifts of tone in the play, the stage curtains were changed so as to reinforce the changed atmosphere. (3) Location changes of a certain pattern would also have involved the changing of curtains.
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| Free Research Field |
イギリス・ルネサンス劇のオリジナル・ステイジング
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