Table of Contents

1. The Malone tradition; 2. Elements of the stage; 3. Systems of presentation; 4. The siege of the music room; 5. Enter the whole army; 6. The stage posts and their uses; 7. Stage beds and other furniture; 8. Special effects; 9. Playing away: presentation in great halls; 10. Drawing conclusions; 11. Epilogue: a portrait from life.

Promotional Information

Lavishly illustrated, Enter the Whole Army reconstructs the original staging of scenes from Shakespeare.

Reviews

'Walter Hodges has a unique blend of talents, seen at their best in this book. His long experience as a historian of the Globe and his rare devotion to the questions of visualising stage action in Shakespeare's plays have made a distinctive contribution to the New Cambridge series of editions of the plays. The book develops and extends the ideas suggested in his designs for those editions. They enhance many intriguing details about the early staging, while providing a distinctive overview of how the early stages worked.' Andrew Gurr