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Informationen zum Autor Eric Rasmussen is a Professor and Chair of the English department at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA. JONATHAN BATE is Professor of Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature, University of Warwick, UK. Klappentext From the Royal Shakespeare Company - a modern, definitive edition of Shakespeare's ambiguous, bittersweet fairy tale. With an expert introduction by Sir Jonathan Bate, this unique edition presents a historical overview of All's Well that Ends Well in performance, takes a detailed look at specific productions, and recommends film versions. Included in this edition are interviews with important directors Gregory Doran, Stephen Fried and the actor Guy Henry - providing an illuminating insight into the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are possible. This edition also includes an essay on Shakespeare's career and Elizabethan theatre, and enables the reader to understand the play as it was originally intended - as living theatre to be enjoyed and performed. Ideal for students, theatre-goers, actors and general readers, the RSC Shakespeare editions offer a fresh, accessible and contemporary approach to reading and rediscovering Shakespeare's works for the twenty-first century. Zusammenfassung A fresh new edition of Shakespeare's ambiguous, bittersweet fairy tale, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with acclaimed directors Gregory Doran and Stephen Fried, and actor Guy Henry, looks at specific productions in the play's history, and an illuminating introduction by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction About the Text Key Facts All's Well that Ends Well Textual Notes Scene-by-Scene Analysis All's Well in Performance: The RSC and Beyond Four Centuries of All's Well that Ends Well : An Overview At the RSC The Director's Cut: Interviews with Gregory Doran and Stephen Fried Shakespeare's Career in the Theatre Shakespeare's Works: A Chronology Further Reading and Viewing References Acknowledgements and Picture Credits....
