Shakespeare in the Theatre - An Anthology of Criticism

Here are eye-witness accounts of Shakespearian performances over the centuries--from the 17th century to the present, in England, America, and further afield. With Hazlitt's famous accounts of Edmund Kean as Richard II and Hamlet to landmark productions of today, this unique compendium will delight all lovers of the Bard and avid theater-goers of all kinds. plates. 300 p.

About the author

Stanley Wells is Honorary President of The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon. He is general editor of the Oxford Shakespeare and co-editor of the Oxford Complete Works of Shakespeare.

Summary

A collection of reviews of Shakespearean performances from early times to the present, introduced and annotated by Wells, which represents a survey of landmark productions and performances from Garrick to Brook, Betterton to McKellen, Siddons to Dench.

Additional text

'Oxford University Press offer a mix of engagingly written introductions to a variety of Topics intended largely for undergraduates. Each author has clearly been reading and listening to the most recent scholarship, but they wear their learning lightly.

Product details

• Authors: Stanley Wells, Stanley (Honorary President Wells, Stanley W. Wells
• Assisted by: Stanley Wells (Editor), Wells Stanley (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.10.1997
• EAN: 9780198711773
• ISBN: 978-0-19-871177-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Oxford Shakespeare Topics; Oxford Shakespeare Topics; Oxford Shakespeare Topics (Har
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Shakespeare, Literaturwissenschaft, allgemein, English, Drama, Theaterstücke, Drehbücher, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare, Plays / Drama, DRAMA / Shakespeare, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Theatre Studies, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean