Shakespeare and feminist performance : ideology on stage / Sarah Werner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Werner, Sarah, 1969-

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Accents on Shakespeare

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Shakespeare, William.

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

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Women in the theater--England--History--20th century.

Women in the theater.

Feminism and theater--England--History--20th century.

Feminism and theater.

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

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Characters--Women.

Royal Shakespeare Company.

Rodenburg, Patsy, 1953-.

Rodenburg, Patsy.

Berry, Cicely.

Edwards, Gale.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Performances.

Royal Shakespeare Company--Performances.

History.

England.

Local Subjects:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Performances.

Royal Shakespeare Company--Performances.

Physical Description:

xii, 132 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.

Summary:

In this controversial new book, Sarah Werner argues that the text of a Shakespeare play is only one of the many factors that give a performance its meaning. Focusing on The Royal Shakespeare Company, Werner demonstrates how actor training, company management, and gender politics fundamentally affect both how a production is created and the interpretations it can suggest. She reveals that no performance of Shakespeare is able to bring the plays to life or to realize the playwright's intentions without shaping them to mirror its own assumptions. This title available in eBook format. Click here for more information. Visit our eBookstore at: www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [117]-125) and index.

ISBN:

0415227291

0415227305

OCLC:

45791390