The Tempest - Brossura

Shakespeare, Christine

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521783755 ISBN 13: 9780521783750

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Riassunto

This edition of The Tempest is the first dedicated to its stage history. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, it examines four centuries of mainstream, regional, and fringe productions in Britain (including Dryden and Davenant's Restoration adaptation), nineteenth- and twentieth-century American stagings, and recent Australian, Canadian, French, Italian, and Japanese productions. In a substantial, illustrated Introduction Dymkowski analyses the cultural significance of changes in the play's theatrical representation, for example, when and why Caliban began to be represented by a black actor, and Ariel became a man's role rather than a woman's. The commentary annotates each line of the play with details about acting, setting, textual alteration and cuts, and contemporary reception. With extensive quotation from contemporary commentators and detail from unpublished promptbooks, the edition offers both an accessible account of the play's changing meanings and a valuable resource for further research.

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Recensione:

'I cannot imagine anyone who either intends to stage The Tempest or to write about it from a performance-oriented point of view who would not profit from consulting this text.' Shakespeare Quarterly

'A valuable tool for readers of Shakespeare as well as stage practitioners and playgoers. Highly recommended for all collections.' Choice

'Few titles can lay claim to the encyclopaedic range and comprehensiveness exhibited by the CUP's Shakespeare in Production series.' Contemporary Theatre Review

'I cannot recommend too highly the whole series (a bargain at £16.99 for each play) to all theatre lovers, theatregoers, theatre practitioners, and anybody who enjoys Shakespeare.' Robert Tanitch, What's on in London

Descrizione del libro:

This edition of The Tempest is the first dedicated to its stage history. Dymkowski examines four centuries of mainstream, regional, and fringe productions in Britain, nineteenth- and twentieth-century American stagings, and recent Australian, Canadian, French, Italian, and Japanese productions, analysing the cultural significance of changes in theatrical representation.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521783755
• ISBN 13: 9780521783750
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 408