Description
Examines both theatrical and staged art photographs, demonstrating their role in fixing and unfixing Shakespearean authority.
About the Author
Sally Barnden is a Research Associate on the AHRC-funded project 'Shakespeare in the Royal Collections' at King's College London. Her research on Shakespeare performance and still photography inspired the 'Still Shakespeare' animation project, a collaboration with Film London Artists' Moving Image Network. Her work has been published in Shakespeare Bulletin and Theatre Journal.
Reviews
'... Shakespeare and the Photography of Performance is a fascinating book for this photoshopping age ... Still Shakespeare offers an enlightening and engaging introduction to the study of Shakespeare photography that should appeal to performance historians and theatre creators alike.' Daniel Yabut, Cahiers Elisabethains: A Journal of English Renaissance Studies
Book Information
ISBN 9781108738255
Author Sally Barnden
Format Paperback
Page Count 262
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 359g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 14mm