Shakespeare's creative legacies : artists, writers, performers and critics / edited by Paul Edmondson and Peter Holbrook.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edmondson, Paul, editor.

Holbrook, Peter, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Influence.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (197 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, [England] : Bloomsbury, 2016.

Summary:

We celebrate Shakespeare as a creator of plays and poems, characters and ideas, words and worlds. But so too, in the four centuries since his death in 1616, have thinkers, writers, artists and performers recreated him. Readers of this book are invited to explore Shakespeare's afterlife on the stage and on the screen, in poetry, fiction, music and dance, as well as in cultural and intellectual life. A series of concise introductory essays are here combined with personal reflections by prominent contemporary practitioners of the arts. At once a celebration and a critical response, the book explores Shakespeare as a global cultural figure who continues to engage artists, audiences and readers of all kinds. Includes contributions from: John Ashbery, Shaul Bassi, Simon Russell Beale, Sally Beamish, David Bintley, Michael Bogdanov, Kenneth Branagh, Debra Ann Byrd, John Caird, Antoni Cimolino, Wendy Cope, Gregory Doran, Margaret Drabble, Dominic Dromgoole, Ellen Geer, Michael Holroyd, Gordon Kerry, John Kinsella, Juan Carlos Liberti, Lachlan Mackinnon, David Malouf, Javier Marías, Yukio Ninagawa, Janet Suzman, Salley Vickers, Rowan Williams, Lisa Wolpe, Greg Wyatt. All proceeds from the sale of this volume will be donated to the International Shakespeare Association, to support the study and appreciation of Shakespeare around the world.

Contents:

FC; Half title; Related Titles; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword by Stanley Wells; Notes on Contributors; Torn from Shakespeare's Journal Roger Pringle; Introduction: Great Creating Shakespeare Paul Edmondson and Peter Holbrook; Part One: Essays; 1. Shakespeare and the Theatre Paul Prescott; 2. Shakespeare and Poetry Sukanta Chaudhuri; 3. Shakespeare and Music Tom Bishop; 4. Shakespeare and Dance David Fuller; 5. Shakespeare and Opera Penny Gay; 6. Shakespeare and the Novel Graham Holderness

7. Shakespeare and Film and Television Russell JacksonPart Two: Further Reflections; John Ashbery; Shaul Bassi; Simon Russell Beale; Sally Beamish; David Bintley; Michael Bogdanov; Kenneth Branagh; Debra Ann Byrd; John Caird; Antoni Cimolino; Wendy Cope; Gregory Doran; Margaret Drabble; Dominic Dromgoole; Ellen Geer; Michael Holroyd; Gordon Kerry; John Kinsella; Juan Carlos Liberti; Lachlan Mackinnon; David Malouf; Javier Marías; Yukio Ninagawa; Janet Suzman; Salley Vickers; Rowan Williams; Lisa Wolpe; Greg Wyatt; Shakespeare's Legacy of Storytelling Indira Ghose

William Shakespeare: 1616-2016 Paul Edmondson

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 17, 2016).

ISBN:

9781474234511

1474234518

9781474234504

147423450X