Andrew Gurr
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Emeritus Professor of English, University of Reading, Reading, England. Director of the Renaissance Texts Research Centre, University of Reading, 1997-2004.
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Globe Theatre, famous London theater that opened in 1599 and in which the plays of William Shakespeare were performed. It was founded by the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, the theatrical company to which Shakespeare belonged. The Globe, known for its open-air construction, emerged within the English…
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