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Zusatztext `Every library should possess a copy and anyone interested in the theatre in general and Shakespeare productions in particular should read this fascinating account ... it would be impossible to convey the range and variety of the contributions to this exciting and informative series of discussions.' - Contemporary Review Informationen zum Autor John Elsom Klappentext First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zusammenfassung This book is an account of a public seminar held in honour of Jan Kott's influential study, Shakespeare Our Contemporary. Attracting international contributors, the seminar focused on the relevance of her study for Shakespearian theatre today. Inhaltsverzeichnis INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 IS SHAKESPEARE STILL OUR CONTEMPORARY?, Michael Bogdanov, Guy Dumur, Erich Fried, Jan Kott, David Thacker, Martin Esslin; Chapter 2 DOES SHAKESPEARE TRANSLATE?, Alexander Anikst, Jean-Michel Déprats, Erich Fried, Carlos Tindemans; Chapter 3 IS SHAKESPEARE SEXIST?, Caroline Alexander, Michael Bogdanov, Anna Földes, Zeynep Oral, Sue Parrish, Marianne Ackerman; Chapter 4 IS SHAKESPEARE STILL TOO ENGLISH?, Peter von Becker, Stavros Doufexis, Anna Földes, Toby Robertson, Yasunari Takahashi, Kenneth Richards; Chapter 5 DOES SHAKESPEARE'S VERSE SEND YOU TO SLEEP?, Sheila Allen, Alexander Anikst, Tony Church, David Thacker, Michael Billington; Chapter 6 DOES SHAKESPEARE WRITE BETTER FOR TELEVISION?, Elijah Moshinsky, John Elsom; Chapter 7 IS SHAKESPEARE A FEUDAL PROPAGANDIST?, Alexander Anikst, Ruby Cohn, Erich Fried, David Hare, Hugh Quarshie, Ernst Schumacher, Richard Wilson, Ian Herbert; Chapter 8 SHOULD SHAKESPEARE BE BURIED OR BORN AGAIN?;
