Roslyn L. Knutson
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Formerly Arkansas Affiliated with UA Little Rock, University of Arkansas through 2020.
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Biography and Research Information
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Roslyn L. Knutson's research focuses on the history of English Renaissance theatre, particularly the economics and practices of playhouses and acting companies. Her work examines the financial aspects of play revision for revival, drawing on sources such as Henslowe's Diary. She has investigated the repertory systems of prominent theatre companies, including Shakespeare's, to understand how plays were selected, performed, and maintained over time.
Knutson's publications explore specific plays and passages, offering new interpretations based on historical context and commercial agendas. Her scholarship addresses questions about play identification and the dating of theatrical events. Her research contributes to a deeper understanding of the business and artistic strategies employed in Elizabethan and Jacobean theatre.
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- h-index: 11
- Publications: 62
- Citations: 697
Selected Publications
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Loss and the Literary Culture of Shakespeare’s Time (2020)
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Introduction: Coping with Loss (2020)
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Marlowe in Repertory, 1587–1593 (2018)
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Introduction (2018)
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Index (2018)
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Julie Sanders. <i>The Cambridge Introduction to Early Modern Drama, 1576-1642</i>. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014. Pp xvii, 261. (2015)
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: <i>Acting Companies and Their Plays in Shakespeare’s London</i> (2015)
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Adult Playing Companies 1593–1603 (2011)
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: <i>Shakespeare's Companies: William Shakespeare's Early Career and the Acting Companies, 1577–1594</i> (2009)
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Theatre history as personality (2001)
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<i>Poetaster, Satiromastix,</i> and company commerce (2001)
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Playwrights, repertories, the book trade, and company commerce (2001)
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<i>Hamlet</i> and company commerce (2001)
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<i>Histrio-Mastix</i> and company commerce (2001)
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Bibliography (2001)
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- Loss and the Literary Culture of Shakespeare’s Time
- Introduction: Coping with Loss
- Loss and the Literary Culture of Shakespeare’s Time
- Introduction: Coping with Loss
- Introduction
- Index
- Issues in Review: Reading Acting Companies
- Issues in Review: Reading Acting Companies
- Issues in Review: Reading Acting Companies