Merely Players? - Actors'' Accounts of Performing Shakespeare

Informationen zum Autor Jonathan Holmes is lecturer in Drama at Royal Holloway, University of London. His research interests include Renaissance Drama in performance, early twentieth century systems of actor training, and poetry in performance. He has published in Shakespeare Survey , New Theatre Quarterly and Studies in Renaissance Drama . He also works as a theatre director. Klappentext Merely Players? marks a groundbreaking departure in Shakespeare studies by giving direct voice to the Shakespearean performer. It draws on three centuries worth of actors' written reflections on playing Shakespeare and brings together the dual worlds of performance and academia, providing a unique resource for the student and theatre-lover alike. Zusammenfassung Drawing on three centuries worth of actors' written reflections on playing Shakespeare, this book brings together the dual worlds of performance and academia, providing a unique resource for the student and theatre-lover alike. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: sometime a paradox 1 Against the grain: Shakespeare and the problem of character 2 Aged customs: negotiating traditions of Shakespearean performance 3 Noble memories: playing Hamlet 4 Acting the Woman: feminist appropriations in Clamorous Voices, Conclusion: a bad epitaph

Product details

• Authors: J. Holmes, Jonathan Holmes, Holmes Jonathan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.02.2004
• EAN: 9780415319577
• ISBN: 978-0-415-31957-7
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; The arts: general issues, PERFORMING ARTS / General, DRAMA / Shakespeare, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Acting & Auditioning, Literature: history & criticism, Acting techniques, Literature: history and criticism, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Shakespeare Plays, The arts: general topics