| The Tempest Contributor(s): Shakespeare, William (Author), Dymkowski, Christine (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521444071 ISBN-13: 9780521444071 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $170.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2000 Annotation: This edition of The Tempest is the first dedicated to its stage history. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, it examines four centuries of mainstream, regional, and fringe productions in Britain (including Dryden and Davenant's Restoration adaptation), nineteenth- and twentieth-century American stagings, and recent Australian, Canadian, French, Italian, and Japanese productions. In a substantial, illustrated Introduction Dymkowski analyses the cultural significance of changes in the play's theatrical representation, for example, when and why Caliban began to be represented by a black actor, and Ariel became a man's role rather than a woman's. The commentary annotates each line of the play with details about acting, setting, textual alteration and cuts, and contemporary reception. With extensive quotation from contemporary commentators and detail from unpublished promptbooks, the edition offers both an accessible account of the play's changing meanings and a valuable resource for further research. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare - Drama | Shakespeare - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822.914 |
| LCCN: 99053454 |
| Lexile Measure: 680 |
| Series: Shakespeare in Production |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6" W x 9" (1.69 lbs) 408 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This edition of The Tempest is the first dedicated to its stage history. Dymkowski examines four centuries of mainstream, regional, and fringe productions in Britain, nineteenth- and twentieth-century American stagings, and recent Australian, Canadian, French, Italian, and Japanese productions. She analyzes the cultural significance of changes in theatrical representation, eg. when and why Caliban began to be represented by a black actor, and Ariel became a man's role rather than a woman's. The commentary annotates each line of the play with details about acting, setting, textual alteration and contemporary reception. |