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Gielgud, Olivier, Ashcroft, Dench / edited by Russell Jackson.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) PR2976 .G7365 2010 v.16
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- Format:
- Book
- 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
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