English Drama - 16th-17th Century - Elizabethan & Jacobean Eras - Shakespeare - Literary Criticism, Shakespeare - Plays, History, & Criticism, Politics & Literature, Great Britain - Theater - History & Criticism, Art & Literature, Literary Adaptations to
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Overview
This study examines the profound changes that 20th-century performance has wrought on Shakespeare's complex drama of war and politics. What was accepted at the turn of the century as a patriotic celebration of a national hero has emerged in the modern theater as a dark and troubling analysis of the causes and costs of war. This book details the theatrical innovations and political insights that have turned one of Shakespeare's most tradition-bound plays into one of his most popular and provocative.Editorials
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Examines changes 20th-century performance has wrought on Shakespeare's drama of war and politics, detailing theatrical innovations and political insights that have turned one of Shakespeare's most tradition-bound plays into one of his most popular and provocative. After consideration of the play's political significance in Elizabethan London, chapters explore its re-invention as a patriotic pageant and an anti-war manifesto, and analyze several important modern British and North American theatrical and film productions. Includes b&w photos, and lists actors and production staff in productions discussed. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
December 19, 1996
Publisher
Manchester ; Manchester University Press ; 1996.
Pages
192
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780719046230