Description
This lively and provocative study offers a radical reappraisal of a century of Shakespearean theatre. Topics addressed include modernist Shakespearean performance's relation with psychoanalysis, the hidden gender dynamics of the open stage movement, and the appropriation of Shakespeare himself as a dramatic fiction and theatrical icon.
Robert Shaughnessy has published widely in the fields of Shakespeare, Renaissance drama and contemporary theatre; his books include "Representing Shakespeare: England, History and the RSC, Shakespeare on Film", and "Shakespeare in Performance".
About the Author
ROBERT SHAUGHNESSY is Reader in Drama at the University of Surrey, Roehampton. He has published widely in the fields of Shakespeare, Renaissance drama and contemporary theatre; his books include Representing Shakespeare: England, History and the RSC, Shakespeare on Film, and Shakespeare in Performance.
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Book Information
ISBN 9780333779378
Author R. Shaughnessy
Format Hardback
Page Count 221
Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
Robert Shaughnessy has published widely in the fields of Shakespeare, Renaissance drama and contemporary theatre; his books include "Representing Shakespeare: England, History and the RSC, Shakespeare on Film", and "Shakespeare in Performance".
About the Author
ROBERT SHAUGHNESSY is Reader in Drama at the University of Surrey, Roehampton. He has published widely in the fields of Shakespeare, Renaissance drama and contemporary theatre; his books include Representing Shakespeare: England, History and the RSC, Shakespeare on Film, and Shakespeare in Performance.
Reviews
'...makes a significant contribution to the literature on the difficult task of theorizing Shakespeare on stage.' - J.Schlueter, Choice
Book Information
ISBN 9780333779378
Author R. Shaughnessy
Format Hardback
Page Count 221
Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
