The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on Stage
The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on Stage

Author: Stanley Wells

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2002-05-30

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 9780521797115

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This 2002 Companion is designed for readers interested in past and present productions of Shakespeare's plays, both in and beyond Britain. The first six chapters describe aspects of the British performing tradition in chronological sequence, from the early staging of Shakespeare's own time, through to the present day. Each relates Shakespearean developments to broader cultural concerns and adopts an individual approach and focus, on textual adaptation, acting, stages, scenery or theatre management. These are followed by three explorations of acting: tragic and comic actors and women performers of Shakespeare roles. A section on international performance includes chapters on interculturalism, on touring companies and on political theatre, with separate accounts of the performing traditions of North America, Asia and Africa. Over forty pictures illustrate peformers and productions of Shakespeare from around the world. An amalgamated list of items for further reading completes the book.

The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare
The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare

Author: Margreta de Grazia

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2001-04-05

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13: 1139825984

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This book offers a comprehensive, readable and authoritative introduction to the study of Shakespeare, by means of nineteen newly commissioned essays. An international team of prominent scholars provide a broadly cultural approach to the chief literary, performative and historical aspects of Shakespeare's work. They bring the latest scholarship to bear on traditional subjects of Shakespeare study, such as biography, the transmission of the texts, the main dramatic and poetic genres, the stage in Shakespeare's time and the history of criticism and performance. In addition, authors engage with more recently defined topics: gender and sexuality, Shakespeare on film, the presence of foreigners in Shakespeare's England and his impact on other cultures. Helpful reference features include chronologies of the life and works, illustrations, detailed reading lists and a bibliographical essay.

The New Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare
The New Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare

Author: Margreta De Grazia

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-03-25

Total Pages: 381

ISBN-13: 0521886325

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Twenty-one essays provide lively and authoritative approaches to the literary, historical, cultural and performative aspects of Shakespeare works.

The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Race
The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Race

Author: Ayanna Thompson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-02-25

Total Pages: 518

ISBN-13: 1108623298

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The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Race shows teachers and students how and why Shakespeare and race are inseparable. Moving well beyond Othello, the collection invites the reader to understand racialized discourses, rhetoric, and performances in all of Shakespeare's plays, including the comedies and histories. Race is presented through an intersectional approach with chapters that focus on the concepts of sexuality, lineage, nationality, and globalization. The collection helps students to grapple with the unique role performance plays in constructions of race by Shakespeare (and in Shakespearean performances), considering both historical and contemporary actors and directors. The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Race will be the first book that truly frames Shakespeare studies and early modern race studies for a non-specialist, student audience.

The Cambridge Companion to Shakespearean Comedy
The Cambridge Companion to Shakespearean Comedy

Author: Alexander Leggatt

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780521779425

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An accessible, wide-ranging and informed introduction to Shakespeare's comedies, dark comedies and romances, first published in 2001.

The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's Last Plays
The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's Last Plays

Author: Catherine M. S. Alexander

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2009-07-16

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 1139828282

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Which plays are included under the heading 'Shakespeare's last plays', and when does Shakespeare's 'last' period begin? What is meant by a 'late play', and what are the benefits in defining plays in this way? Reflecting the recent growth of interest in late studies, and recognising the gaps in accessible scholarship on this area, in this book leading international Shakespeare scholars address these and many other questions. The essays locate Shakespeare's last plays - single and co-authored - in the period of their composition, consider the significant characteristics of their Jacobean context, and explore the rich afterlives, on stage, in print and other media of The Winter's Tale, Cymbeline, The Tempest, Pericles, The Two Noble Kinsmen and Henry VIII. The volume opens with a historical timeline that places the plays in the contexts of contemporary political events, theatrical events, other cultural milestones, Shakespeare's life and that of his playing company, the King's Men.

The Cambridge Companion to Shakespearean Tragedy
The Cambridge Companion to Shakespearean Tragedy

Author: Claire McEachern

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-08-08

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 110701977X

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This updated Companion has been fully revised and includes an extensively overhauled bibliography and four new chapters by leading scholars.

The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's History Plays
The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's History Plays

Author: Michael Hattaway

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2002-12-05

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780521775397

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Publisher Description (unedited publisher data) Shakespeare's history plays have been performed more in recent years than ever before, in Britain, North America, and in Europe. This volume provides an accessible, wide-ranging and informed introduction to Shakespeare's history and Roman plays. It is attentive throughout to the plays as they have been performed over the centuries since they were written. The first part offers accounts of the genre of the history play, of Renaissance historiography, of pageants and masques, and of women's roles, as well as comparisons with history plays in Spain and the Netherlands. Chapters in the second part look at individual plays as well as other Shakespearean texts which are closely related to the histories. The Companion offers a full bibliography, genealogical tables, and a list of principal and recurrent characters. It is a comprehensive guide for students, researchers and theatre-goers alike.

The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Contemporary Dramatists
The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Contemporary Dramatists

Author: Ton Hoenselaars

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-10-11

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 1107494338

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While Shakespeare's popularity has continued to grow, so has the attention paid to the work of his contemporaries. The contributors to this Companion introduce the distinctive drama of these playwrights, from the court comedies of John Lyly to the works of Richard Brome in the Caroline era. With chapters on a wide range of familiar and lesser-known dramatists, including Thomas Kyd, Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, John Webster, Thomas Middleton and John Ford, this book devotes particular attention to their personal and professional relationships, occupational rivalries and collaborations. Overturning the popular misconception that Shakespeare wrote in isolation, it offers a new perspective on the most impressive body of drama in the history of the English stage.