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Item Details
Title:
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KING JOHN AND HENRY
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Volume: |
No. VIII |
By: |
Eric Rasmussen, Jonathan Bate, William Shakespeare |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£12.99 |
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£11.69 |
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£1.30 |
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ISBN 10: |
0230361927 |
ISBN 13: |
9780230361928 |
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Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
Pub. date: |
22 February, 2012 |
Series: |
The RSC Shakespeare |
Pages: |
376 |
Description: |
A fresh new edition of two of Shakespeare's most unusual and provocative histories, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with acclaimed directors Gregory Doran, Josie Rourke and Gregory Thompson, looks at specific productions in each of the plays' histories, and includes introductions by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate. |
Synopsis: |
From the Royal Shakespeare Company - a fresh new edition of two of Shakespeare's most unusual and provocative histories This book includes: * Illuminating introductions to King John and Henry VIII by award-winning scholar Jonathan Bate * The two plays - with clear explanatory notes on each page * Helpful scene-by-scene analyses and key facts about both plays * An introduction to Shakespeare's career and the Elizabethan theatre * Rich explorations of approaches to staging both plays featuring photographs of key productions of each The most enjoyable way to understand a Shakespeare play is to see it or participate in it. This book presents a historical overview of two of Shakespeare's classical plays King John and Henry VIII in performance, recommends film versions, takes a detailed look at specific productions and includes interviews with three leading Directors - Gregory Doran, Josie Rourke and Gregory Thompson - so that we may get a sense of the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are possible - a variety that gives Shakespeare his unique capacity to be reinvented and made 'our contemporary' four centuries after his death. |
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biography |
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UK |
Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
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Returnable |
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