Shakespeare's Shakespeare : how the plays were made / John C. Meagher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meagher, John C., author.

Series:

Shakespeare: Bloomsbury Academic Collections

Shakespeare : Bloomsbury Academic Collections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Stage history--To 1625.

Theater--England--History--16th century.

Theater.

Theater--England--History--17th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"In this work of scholarship and creativity, Meagher argues that Shakespeare has been misunderstood because of a failure to recognize his own directions as a playwright. Through an examination of several of his plays Meagher uncovers Shakespeare as artist, director, and actor."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Half-title ""; ""Title ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Dedication ""; ""Contents ""; ""Preface""; ""1 IF WE OFFEND, IT IS WITH OUR GOOD WILL: What this is about, and why it is needed""; ""2 HOW LONG IS'T NOW SINCE LAST YOUR SELF AND I WERE IN A MASQUE? How we lost, and may recover, Shakespeare's own dramaturgy""; ""3 A LOCAL HABITATION, AND A NAME: A self-portrait of the artist as a dramaturge""; ""4 IN SHORT SPACE, IT RAIN'D DOWN FORTUNE: Shakespeare's use of space and place""; ""5 DEVISE THE FITTEST TIME, AND SAFEST WAY: Shakespeare's treatment of time and continuity ""

""6 AND I MAY HIDE MY FACE, LET ME PLAY THIS BY TOO: The dramaturgy and dramatics of role-doubling""""7 A GOOD PLOT, GOOD FRIENDS, AND FULL OF EXPECTATION: Shakespeare's plotting of plays and management of sources""; ""8 STUFFED, AS THEY SAY, WITH HONORABLE PARTS: Shakespeare's dramaturgy of character""; ""9 A TASTE OF YOUR QUALITY: COME, A PASSIONA TESPEECH: Shakespeare's language, especially his dramaticverse and prose""; ""10 THE PURPOSE OF PLAYING... AT THE FIRST AND NOW: The aims of Shakespearean dramaturgy""; ""Notes""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781474285292

1474285295

9781474247450

1474247458

OCLC:

933565829