The taming of the shrew / edited by Elizabeth Schafer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Contributor:

Schafer, Elizabeth.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Shakespeare in production

Shakespeare in production

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Married people--Drama.

Married people.

Padua (Italy)--Drama.

Padua (Italy).

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Taming of the shrew.

Shakespeare, William.

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

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

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

Genre:

Drama.

Comedies.

Physical Description:

xxxvii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Summary:

The story of Katherina Minola and her marriage to Petruchio has been popular in the theatre for four centuries. The Taming of the Shrem's ongoing appeal is easy to understand -- it offers almost production-proof farce, plus the perennially popular joke of the battle of the sexes -- but Katherina's story, and the joke of taming an unruly woman have become increasingly controversial. This edition of The Taming of the Shrew examines how theatre directors and performers have explored the complexities of Katherina's story and that of Christopher Sly, the poor man whose story frames that of Shakespeare's Katherina. The edition surveys a wide variety of theatrical interpretations of the play in the English-speaking world, particularly in the UK, North America, Australia and New Zealand. It informs readers about precise details of the stage action in the context of contemporary theatrical, social and political conditions.

Contents:

Appendix 1 Sly Interludes from A Shrew 236

Appendix 2 spin-offs and adaptations 238.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-250) and index.

ISBN:

0521661374

0521667410

OCLC:

49611096

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