- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of Illustrations
- List of Maps
- List of Tables
- Abbreviations
- 1 The Urban Scene
- 2 The House
- 3 Street and Square
- 4 Prospects, Planning, and Public Buildings
- 5 The Arts
- 6 Arenas of Display
- 7 Sport
- 8 The Economic Foundations
- 9 The Pursuit of Status
- 10 Civility and Sociability
- 11 Cultural Differentiation
- 12 Town and Nation
- Appendix 1 Provincial Urban Squares 1680–1770
- Appendix 2 Provincial Town Halls and Mayoral Residences 1655–1770
- Appendix 3 Provincial Urban Theatres 1700–1770
- Appendix 4 Provincial Urban Music 1660–1770
- Appendix 5 Provincial Urban Assemblies, Assembly Rooms, and Balls 1660–1770<sup>37</sup>
- Appendix 6 Provincial Urban Walks and Gardens 1630–1770
- Appendix 7 Horse-Race Meetings 1500–1770
- A. Manuscript Sources
- B. Acts of Parliament
- C. Newspapers
- D. Maps
- E. Printed Sources and Unpublished Theses
- Index
The Arts
The Arts
- Chapter:
- (p.117) 5 The Arts
- Source:
- The English Urban Renaissance
- Author(s):
Peter Borsay
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter focuses on the progress of arts during the Renaissance period. Developments in buildings and streets made provincial towns more attractive and sophisticated. This created an appropriate setting for a transformation in their social life. During the late 17th century, England experienced an increase in demand for high-status leisure. Several fields of the arts were developed as a result of this demand for leisure. These forms of art include the performing arts and the intellectual arts. Performing arts such as mystery plays, provincial and urban drama, and theatrical scenes became very popular during this era. On the other hand, intellectual arts also nourished on this period particularly with the development of provincial newspapers.
Keywords: arts, social life, high-status leisure, newspapers, performing arts, intellectual arts, play, drama
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of Illustrations
- List of Maps
- List of Tables
- Abbreviations
- 1 The Urban Scene
- 2 The House
- 3 Street and Square
- 4 Prospects, Planning, and Public Buildings
- 5 The Arts
- 6 Arenas of Display
- 7 Sport
- 8 The Economic Foundations
- 9 The Pursuit of Status
- 10 Civility and Sociability
- 11 Cultural Differentiation
- 12 Town and Nation
- Appendix 1 Provincial Urban Squares 1680–1770
- Appendix 2 Provincial Town Halls and Mayoral Residences 1655–1770
- Appendix 3 Provincial Urban Theatres 1700–1770
- Appendix 4 Provincial Urban Music 1660–1770
- Appendix 5 Provincial Urban Assemblies, Assembly Rooms, and Balls 1660–1770<sup>37</sup>
- Appendix 6 Provincial Urban Walks and Gardens 1630–1770
- Appendix 7 Horse-Race Meetings 1500–1770
- A. Manuscript Sources
- B. Acts of Parliament
- C. Newspapers
- D. Maps
- E. Printed Sources and Unpublished Theses
- Index
