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Informationen zum Autor Russell Jackson is Emeritus Professor of Drama at the University of Birmingham, UK. His books include The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on Film (CUP, 2nd edition 2007), Shakespeare Films in the Making: Vision, Production and Reception (CUP, 2007) and Shakespeare and the English-speaking Cinema (OUP, 2014). He has worked closely in rehearsal with actors and directors as text consultant on many theatre and film productions. These have included Kenneth Branagh’s Shakespeare productions on stage and radio and film, and stage productions by Michael Grandage in Sheffield and London. Vorwort A comprehensive critical analysis of the most important Shakespearean critics, editors, actors and directors. This volume focuses on four actors' reception of Shakespeare. Zusammenfassung In their own distinctive manner, each of the four actors discussed in this volume have had a profound and innovative influence on the methods of Shakespearean performance, and thus on the appreciation and interpretation of his plays. Their careers encompass almost a century of theatrical experience, from John Gielgud’s childhood before the First World War to Judi Dench’s performances in the first decades of the new millennium. The volume affords invaluable insights into changing approaches to the actor’s craft, the aims and methods of the theatre, the institutions presenting productions and, above all, to Shakespeare’s plays themselves. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Editors' Preface (Peter Holland, University of Notre Dame, USA and Adrian Poole, University of Cambridge, UK) Introduction (Russell Jackson, University of Birmingham, UK) 1. John Gielgud (Russell Jackson (University of Birmingham, UK) 2. Laurence Olivier (Abigail Rokison, University of Birmingham, UK) 3. Peggy Ashcroft (Carol Chillington-Rutter, University of Warwick, UK) 4. Judi Dench (Kathryn Prince, University of Ottawa, Canada) Index ...
