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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 theatre 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.James Loehlin is Associate Professor of English, University of Austin at Texas.
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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
May 4, 2000
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Pages
192
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780719059445