| Weathering Shakespeare: Audiences and Open-air Performance Contributor(s): O'Malley, Evelyn (Author) |
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ISBN: 1350202444 ISBN-13: 9781350202443 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $40.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2022 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Shakespeare - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Literary Criticism | Subjects & Themes - Nature |
| Dewey: 792.09 |
| LCCN: 2020040940 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.76 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From The Pastoral Players' 1884 performance of As You Like It to contemporary site-specific productions activist interventions, there is a rich history of open air performances of Shakespeare's plays beyond their early modern origins. Weathering Shakespeare reveals how new insights from the environmental humanities can transform our understanding of this popular performance practice. Drawing on audience accounts of outdoor productions of those plays most commonly chosen for open air performance - including A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Tempest - the book examines how performers and audiences alike have reacted to unpredictable natural environments. |