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Shakespearean scholarship : a guide for actors and students / Leslie O'Dell.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) PR2965 .O34 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Dell, Leslie.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation--History--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Dramatic production--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism, Textual--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Stage history--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Bibliography--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Criticism, Textual.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- History.
- Genre:
- Bibliographies.
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 413 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.
- Summary:
- Discusses works on Shakespeare that are of interest primarily to theatre professionals.
- Contents:
- 1 Shakespearean Scholarship without Tears 1
- Premises 2
- The Author's Biases 3
- The Mismatch of Four Centuries 3
- An Actor's Guide to Shakespearean Scholarship 14
- Theatrical Adventures in an Academic Library 17
- Diggers and Delvers, Gleaners and Grooms 29
- The Actor's Responsibilities 35
- 2 Which Shakespeare? 37
- The Scholarly Editions 39
- Nonscholarly Editions 49
- Alternative Strategies 50
- What Can Be Learned from Quartos and Folios? 52
- In Search of Shakespeare's Text 61
- Play-specific Commentaries 62
- The Actor and the Text 68
- 3 Dictionaries, Reference Books, and Guides 73
- Dictionaries for Shakespeare 73
- Reference Books, Companions, and Guides 92
- History Reference Books 100
- Nonacademic Introductions and Overviews 102
- A Debt of Gratitude 103
- 4 Pictures, Reproductions, and Reprints 109
- Picture-filled General Introductions 111
- Pictures of History 111
- Castles and Sheepcotes 112
- Portraits and Landscapes 113
- Engravings and Woodblocks 114
- European Renaissance Masters 114
- Emblems 115
- Shakespeare's Hand 123
- Reproductions and Reprints 123
- Shakespeare's Library 133
- Verbal and Visual Portraits of Daily Life 150
- Old Books Anew 153
- The Shakespeare Industry 157
- 5 Famous Players of the World Stage 161
- Reflections in a Mirror 162
- The Glass of Fashion 164
- Using the Past to Reflect the Present 176
- Distorted Images of the Past 193
- 6 The Peopled World 197
- Class 197
- Honorable Service 199
- Occupations 203
- The Aristocracy 215
- Fools 220
- Villains, Rogues, and Notorious Failures 221
- Shakespeare the Master of All Arts 228
- 7 Shakespeare's England 233
- The Actor's Contribution to Social History 233
- Apocrypha 238
- Encyclopedias of Ordinary Life 251
- A Woman's Work 252
- Love, Marriage, and Procreation 253
- Private Matters 255
- Games and Pastimes 259
- Sports 263
- Holidays 267
- The Natural World 271
- Travel 274
- Commerce 275
- Anachronisms 276
- London 276
- Theatrical Time Machines 280
- 8 Beliefs 291
- Intellectual History 292
- Shakespeare's Personality 293
- The History of Popular Beliefs and Ideals 293
- The English Church 297
- Death 310
- The Supernatural 312
- Prejudices 321
- Misogyny 323
- Layers of Meaning 325
- 9 Shakespeare in the Theatre 331
- Theatrical Conventions 331
- Production History 333
- Performance Criticism 336
- Shakespeare in Performance 337
- Acting Shakespeare 347
- Shakespeare's First Theatres 355
- The Swan of Avon 363
- The Medieval Heritage 371
- Amateur Shakespeare 371
- 10 Final Thoughts ... for Now 377
- The Bard in Cyberspace 377
- Shakespeare in the Rehearsal Hall 379.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [385]-390) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0313311463
- OCLC:
- 45799341
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