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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790513903321

Autore

Berry Ralph <1931-, >

Titolo

Changing styles in Shakespeare / / Ralph Berry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1981, 2005

ISBN

1-134-56618-2

0-415-61236-5

1-315-88917-X

1-134-56611-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Shakespeare : performance

Disciplina

134

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1981 by George Allen & Unwin (Publishers) Ltd.

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Dedication page; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Metamorphoses of Coriolanus; 2 Measure for Measure; 3 Troilus and Cressida; 4 Henry V; 5 Hamlet; 6 The Season of Twelfth Night; Index

Sommario/riassunto

First published in 1981. <BR><BR>Each of Shakespeare's plays is in a continuous state of development in performance. This book examines major changes whilst focusing on six plays in detail: <EM>Coriolanus, Measure for Measure, Troilus and Cressida, Henry V, Hamlet </EM>and <EM>Twelfth Night. </EM><BR><BR>Changing Styles in Shakespeare looks at representative and key productions to trace the evolution of each play on today's stage, illustrating how production changes relate to a changed perception of the play, and thus to shifts in social attitudes. It singles out the salient features of many p