The Tempest Hardback
by William Shakespeare
Edited by Christine (Royal Holloway, University of London) Dymkowski
Part of the Shakespeare in Production series
Hardback
Description
This edition of The Tempest is the first dedicated to its stage history.
Drawing on a wide variety of sources, it examines four centuries of mainstream, regional, and fringe productions in Britain (including Dryden and Davenant's Restoration adaptation), nineteenth- and twentieth-century American stagings, and recent Australian, Canadian, French, Italian, and Japanese productions.
In a substantial, illustrated Introduction Dymkowski analyses the cultural significance of changes in the play's theatrical representation, for example, when and why Caliban began to be represented by a black actor, and Ariel became a man's role rather than a woman's.
The commentary annotates each line of the play with details about acting, setting, textual alteration and cuts, and contemporary reception.
With extensive quotation from contemporary commentators and detail from unpublished promptbooks, the edition offers both an accessible account of the play's changing meanings and a valuable resource for further research.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:408 pages, 2 Tables, unspecified; 12 Halftones, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:17/08/2000
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- ISBN:9780521444071
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Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:408 pages, 2 Tables, unspecified; 12 Halftones, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:17/08/2000
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521444071
