FOREIGN SHAKESPEARE by Dennis Kennedy (Editor) ( 9780521617086 )

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Title:

FOREIGN SHAKESPEARE
CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE

By:

Dennis Kennedy (Editor)

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Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0521617081

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9780521617086

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Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

28 September, 2004

Pages:

332

Description:

This collection considers contemporary performance of Shakespeare's plays in non-English-speaking theatres.

Synopsis:

Shakespeare has long been considered the pre-eminent poet and dramatist of the English-speaking world. But although he is the most frequently performed playwright in the world, little attention has been paid to theatrical production of his plays outside the English language. This is the first collection to offer a considered account of contemporary Shakespeare performance in non-English-speaking theatres. Most of the essays focus on Europe, some on Asia. They investigate text and translation theory, the significance of the visual, acting, directing and audience culture, intercultural performance, political appropriation and dissent. Dennis Kennedy introduces the topic within the context of postwar performance, and his Afterword challenges Anglocentric standards of Shakespeare interpretation.

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19 b/w illus.

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Cambridge University Press

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