The Oxford Illustrated History Of Shakespeare On Stage by Jonathan Bate and Russell Jackson

This is the only modern stage-history of its kind, and a book for every Shakespeare-lover. It tells the story of the plays on the English stage - four hundred years of dramatic history, from the vital, competitive theatre of Shakespeare's own lifetime to the wealth of interpretations,classical to experimental, of the present day. It is a story of constant rediscovery, as the fashions, intuitions, and politics of each age reinterpreted the plays' meanings - and often even their plots. Actresses stepped into the female roles written originally for boy-actors; and the theatre evolved, from open-air Elizabethan stages like theRose and Globe to the proscenium theatre, grand spectacle, and the whole panoply of modern lighting and staging equipment.

Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Year:	2001
Binding:	Paperback
ISBN:	9780192802132
Condition:	Very Good
Description:	Heavy.

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SKU: 1601698
Location: Plays