Background
Wilson, Jean Lesley was born on August 2, 1945 in Solihull, England. Daughter of Alan Herbert and Beryl (Wagstaff) Wilson.
(The entertainments offered by Elizabethan courtiers to th...)
The entertainments offered by Elizabethan courtiers to their Queen are a central part of the elaborate cult surrounding the figure of Elizabeth. Yet the fascinating literary texts written for these occasions have been comparatively neglected, despite years of growing interest in both "Gloriana" herself and the masques in general. This book presents an extended study of the entertainments by way of introduction to four of the actual texts. The general introduction examines the origins of the entertainments in court spectacles and pageants of the early Tudor period, and shows how they underline the central place of the cult of Elizabethan court life during her reign, as well as considering the literary traditions of chivalry and romance on which the texts of the entertainments rely so heavily. The four major texts edited here are: The Four Foster Children of Desire (1581), and those at Cowdray in 1591, Elvetham (1591), and Ditchley (1592). Two minor texts, on Bisham and Rycote (1592), are also included. Each text is preceded by an introduction and is fully annotated; there are also notes on the music and a full bibliography.
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(The setting, staging and costuming of Shakespeare's plays...)
The setting, staging and costuming of Shakespeare's plays illuminate many aspects of the texts and of contemporary social and cultural history. This study investigates the material evidence that bears upon the theater and theatrical presentation in Shakespeare's day. The discovery in 1989 of the foundations of the Rose theater, followed later in the year by the uncovering of the site of Shakespeare's own Globe theater, have transformed our knowledge of the subject. Jean Wilson assesses the results of these investigations in relation to what is known of the other theaters of London, and supplements her findings by the study of other contemporary art. Chapters on the social and cultural background to the Elizabethan theater, as well as on Shakespeare himself, provide the setting for the details of the archaeology. The text also includes nearly 90 illustrations of contemporary paintings, sculptures and buildings.
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Wilson, Jean Lesley was born on August 2, 1945 in Solihull, England. Daughter of Alan Herbert and Beryl (Wagstaff) Wilson.
Bachelor with honors, Cambridge University, 1967. Master of Arts, Cambridge University, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University, 1974.
Lecturer, Edinburgh U., Scotland, 1970-1972; official fellow, King's College Cambridge U., 1972-1975; adjunct associate professor, Boston University, 1988-1994; Adjunct Professor, Boston University, since 1994.
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(The setting, staging and costuming of Shakespeare's plays...)
Fellow Society of Antiquaries of London (honorary, auditor), Church Monuments Society (member council 1993-1996), Society for Church Archaeology.
Married Norman David Curle Hammond, August 26, 1972. Children: Gawain Jonathan Curle, Deborah Julian Curle.