English Drama - 16th-17th Century - Elizabethan & Jacobean Eras - Shakespeare - Literary Criticism, Great Britain - Theater - History & Criticism, Acting & Auditioning, Theater - Direction & Production
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Overview
This collection stages the debates between theory and practice that have transformed our understanding of Shakespeare in performance in recent years. Drawing upon textual theory, materialist cultural criticism, new historicism, feminism, postcolonialism, and psychoanalysis, the essays address Shakespeare's plays as texts in and for performance in a variety of contexts, ranging from the Renaissance to the present. The collection not only offers readers new ways of thinking about Shakespeare in the theatre, but also highlights the practical and theoretical potential of performance itself as a means of redefining Shakespeare in contemporary culture.Editorials
Booknews
Taking the reconstructed Globe Theatre as a symbol of the contemporary critical drive to recover the authentic identity of Shakespeare's plays through analyzing their original performance conditions, Shaughnessy (drama, U. of Surrey, Roehampton) introduces ten essays reprinted from and other publications providing an overview of the heterogenous nature of Shakespearean performance studies over the past two decades. Among the themes explored are the relationship of spatial stage dynamics to the spoken text, the construction of gender and sexuality, distinguishing between two versions of , and cultural expectations influencing teaching and learning in drama workshops. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
September 28, 2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pages
258
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780312233112