Download or read book The Illusion of Power written by Stephen Orgel and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1975 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a study of political theater in the English Renaissance, discussing the differences between a public playhouse and a private, or court theater, and looking at masques and the role of king in the Renaissance court.