Stage directions and Shakespearean theatre / edited by Sarah Dustagheer and Gillian Woods.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dustagheer, Sarah, editor.

Woods, Gillian, 1979- editor.

Series:

The Arden Shakespeare

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Shakespeare, William.

Theater--Production and direction.

Theater.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 350 pages)

Other Title:

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare, 2018.

Summary:

"What do 'stage directions' do in early modern drama? Who or what are they directing: action on the stage, or imagination via the page? Is the label 'stage direction' helpful or misleading? Do these 'directions' provide evidence of Renaissance playhouse practice? What happens when we put them at the centre of literary close readings of early modern plays? Stage Directions and Shakespearean Theatre investigates these problems through innovative research by a range of international experts. This collection of essays examines the creative possibilities of stage directions and their implications for actors and audiences, readers and editors, historians and contemporary critics. Looking at the different ways stage directions make meaning, this volume provides new insights into a range of Renaissance plays."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

1. Taxonomy

2. Text

3. Editing

4. Space

5. Plays.

Notes:

"First published 2018, paperback edition first published 2019"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4742-5750-X

1-4742-5748-8

1-4742-5749-6

9781474257497

OCLC:

1012506332