Shakespeare and the theatrical event / John Russell Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, John Russell.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Theater--Production and direction.

Theater.

Theater audiences.

Physical Description:

viii, 237 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2002.

Summary:

In his latest book, John Russell Brown sets out the grounds for a new and revealing way of studying Shakespeare's plays. By considering the entire theatrical event and not only what happens on stage, he takes his readers back to the major texts with a fuller understanding of their language and an enhanced view of a play's theatrical potential. Chapters on theatre-going, playscripts, acting, parts to perform, interplay, stage space, off-stage space, and the use of time all bring recent developments in Theatre Studies together with Shakespeare Studies.

Contents:

Introduction: Theatrical Events 1

Part I Audiences

1 Playgoing and Participation 7

2 Functions 30

3 Responses 41

Part II Actors

4 Texts and Techniques 65

5 Persons in a Play 84

6 Parts to Perform 100

7 Actions and Reactions 117

8 Visual Interplay 137

9 Improvisation 150

Part III Contexts

10 Stage Space 165

11 Off-Stage Space 180

12 Time 197

Part IV Plays in Print

14 Study and Criticism 211.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0333801318

0333801326

OCLC:

49959423