Poel, Granville Barker, Guthrie, Wanamaker Great Shakespeareans: Volume XV |
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Editor:
| Mazer, Cary M. |
Series title: | Great Shakespeareans Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4742-5384-0 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2015 |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Imprint: | The Arden Shakespeare |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $69.99AUD $63.63 |
Book Description:
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All four figures in this volume have been canonized as central to 'stage-centred' Shakespearean scholarship and stage practice. From William Poel's reproductions of early modern stages in the late nineteenth century to Sam Wanamaker's reconstruction of the Globe on London's South Bank, they all viewed Shakespeare's plays as being enmeshed in the social and historical dynamics of theatremaking and theatregoing. The volume considers how their attempts to recapture early modern...
More DescriptionAll four figures in this volume have been canonized as central to 'stage-centred' Shakespearean scholarship and stage practice. From William Poel's reproductions of early modern stages in the late nineteenth century to Sam Wanamaker's reconstruction of the Globe on London's South Bank, they all viewed Shakespeare's plays as being enmeshed in the social and historical dynamics of theatremaking and theatregoing. The volume considers how their attempts to recapture early modern performance conditions can be considered progressive.