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Studying Shakespeare in performance / John Russell Brown.
| Author/creator | Brown, John Russell |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. |
| Description | viii, 231 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | I: Study -- Theatrical study and editions of the plays -- Research in the service of theatre -- Writing about the plays in performance -- II: Words and actions -- The nature of speech in the plays -- Acting in the plays -- Unspoken thoughts and subtextual meanings -- Using space -- III: Productions -- Free Shakespeare -- Representing sexuality -- Violence and sensationalism -- IV: Directors -- Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet -- Three kinds of Shakespeare -- V: Audiences -- Playgoing and participation -- Asian theatres and European Shakespeares -- Conclusion: Anyone's Shakespeare. |
| Abstract | "John Russell Brown is arguably the most influential scholar in the field of Shakespeare in performance. This collection brings together, and makes accessible, his most important writing across the last 40 years. Together these essays provide an authoritative and engaging account of how to study Shakespeare's plays as texts for performance"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2011016882 |
| ISBN | 9780230273733 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0230273734 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780230273740 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0230273742 (pbk.) |
| Standard identifier# | 40019859120 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PR3091 .B736 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |