Shakespeare and (eco-)performance history : the Merry Wives of Windsor / Elizabeth Schafer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schafer, Elizabeth, author.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Studies in performance and early modern drama

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Merry wives of Windsor.

Shakespeare, William.

Genre:

Literary criticism.

Physical Description:

xi, 240 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.

Summary:

"Seismic shifts in the theatrical meanings of The Merry Wives of Windsor have taken place across the centuries as Shakespeare's frequently performed play has relocated to Windsor's across the world, journeying along the production/ adaptation/ appropriation continuum. This (eco-)performance history of Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor not only offers the first in-depth analysis of the play in production, with a particular focus on the representation of merry women, but also utilises the comedy's forest-aware dramaturgy to explore Mistress Page's concept of being 'frugal in my mirth' in relation to sustainable theatre practices. Herne's Oak - the fictitious tree in Windsor Forest where everyone meets in the final scene of the play - is utilised to enable a maverick but ecologically based reframing of the productions of Merry Wives analysed here. This study engages with gender, physical comedy, and cultural relocations of Windsor across the world to offer new insight into Merry Wives and its theatricality"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Schafer, Elizabeth. Shakespeare and (eco-)performance history

ISBN:

9780367474218

0367474212

9780367494162

0367494167

OCLC:

1413943045