Gielgud, Olivier, Ashcroft, Dench / edited by Russell Jackson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jackson, Russell, 1949- editor.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Great Shakespeareans ; v. 16.

Great Shakespeareans ; volume XVI

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Stage history--20th century.

Shakespeare, William.

Gielgud, John, 1904-2000--Performances.

Gielgud, John.

Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989--Performances.

Olivier, Laurence.

Ashcroft, Peggy, 1907-1991--Performances.

Ashcroft, Peggy.

Dench, Judi, 1934---Performances.

Dench, Judi.

Dench, Judi, 1934-.

Ashcroft, Peggy, 1907-1991.

Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989.

Gielgud, John, 1904-2000.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Shakespearean actors and actresses.

Performances.

Physical Description:

x, 231 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare, c2013.

Summary:

Great Shakespeareans offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally. In this volume, leading scholars assess the contribution of John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier, Peggy Ashcroft and Judi Dench to the afterlife and reception of Shakespeare and his plays. Each substantial contribution assesses the double impact of Shakespeare on the figure covered and of the figure on the understanding, interpretation and appreciation of Shakespeare, provide a sketch of their subject's intellectual and professional biography and an account of the wider cultural context, including comparison with other figures or works within the same field. >

Contents:

Introduction / Russell Jackson

Gielgud / Russell jackson

Olivier / Abigail Rokison

Ashcroft / Carol Chillington Rutter

Dench / Kathryn Prince.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781441185259

1441185259

9781472515445

1472515447

OCLC:

657603628