Staging Shakespeare at the new Globe / Pauline Kiernan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kiernan, Pauline.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Early modern literature in history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Stage history--England--London.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Dramatic production.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Stage history--1950-.

Henry V, King of England, 1387-1422.

Henry V, King of England, 1387-1422--In literature.

Henry.

Theater--England--London--History--20th century.

Theater.

England--London.

History.

Globe Theatre (London, England : 1599-1644).

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Henry V.

Physical Description:

xiv, 175 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Macmillan Press ; New York, New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.

Summary:

What have we learned from the first experiments at the reconstructed Globe on Bankside? Written by the Shakespearean appointed to study the actor's use of the space, the book is the first analytical account of the discoveries that have been made about its important first years of use. Pauline Kiernan relates her findings to what we know of original staging practices in Shakespeare's time to show how actors, directors, and playgoers have responded to the demands of "historical" constraints--and unexpected freedoms--to offer valuable insights into the dynamics of Elizabethan theatre.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-172) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0312222742

OCLC:

40538264