Escolme Antony and Cleopatra

1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-230-80423-4
Verlag: Macmillan Education
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 0 - No protection

E-Book, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Ebook (PDF)

Reihe: Shakespeare Handbooks

This handbook offers a way in to reading Anthony and Cleopatra theatrically. Through analyses of key productions, an account of the historical conditions in which the play was first produced, and a scene-by-scene account of how the play might be approached in performance, this book focuses on the challenges of staging the notorious lovers.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Escolme, Bridget

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements.- General Editor's Preface.- The Text and Early Performances.- Commentary.- The Play's Sources and Cultural Context.- Key Performances and Productions.- The Play on Screen.- Critical Assessments.- Further Reading.- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

BRIDGET ESCOLME is Senior Lecturer in Drama at Queen Mary, University of London, UK. Her publications include Talking to the Audience: Shakespeare, Performance, Self (2004).