These studies take stage history as a means of knowing the play. Half of the studies deal with casting - doubling, chorus and the crowd, the star of Hamlet and Measure for Measure. Then the transformations of dramatis personae are analyzed and The Tempest is viewed through the changing relationships of Prospero, Ariel and Caliban. Some of Shakespeare’s most original strategies for audience control are studied, such as Cordelia's asides in King Lear, Richard II’s subversive laughter and the scenic alternation of pleasure and duty in Henry IV. Performance is the realization of identity. The book draws on major productions up to 1992, just before the book was originally published.
| ISBN: | 9781138981782 |
| Publication date: | 11th July 2016 |
| Author: | Ralph Berry |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 184 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Library Editions: Shakespeare in Performance |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: plays and playwrights Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800 |
These studies take stage history as a means of knowing the play. Half of the studies deal with casting - doubling, chorus and the crowd, the star of Hamlet and Measure for Measure. Then the transformations of dramatis personae are analyzed and The Tempest is viewed through the changing relationships of Prospero, Ariel and Caliban. Some of Shakespeare’s most original strategies for audience control are studied, such as Cordelia's asides in King Lear, Richard II’s subversive laughter and the scenic alternation of pleasure and duty in Henry IV. Performance is the realization of identity. The book draws on major productions up to 1992, just before the book was originally published.
Shakespeare in Performance features in the following genres: Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800
Shakespeare in Performance is available in Ebook, Paperback, Hardback
Shakespeare in Performance was written by Ralph Berry and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Shakespeare in Performance has 184 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Library Editions: Shakespeare in Performance series
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