| Shakespeare Dancing: A Theatrical Study of the Plays 2004 Edition Contributor(s): Brown, John Russell (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403941955 ISBN-13: 9781403941954 Publisher: Red Globe Press OUR PRICE: $158.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2005 Annotation: In his newest book, noted Shakespeare and theater scholar John Russell Brown explores the operation of the playwright's creative mind in his most frequently performed texts and encourages readers to seek out the performance possibilities of the works for themselves. Moving beyond the study of what has happened on stage in a number of specific productions, Brown examines the entire theatrical event in which performance occurs, as well as the meeting and interaction of actors and audience, and the social and cultural contexts of the plays' reception in the past and present. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Shakespeare - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Literary Criticism | Drama |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| LCCN: 2004050890 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.94 lbs) 210 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Dancing of the title was in Shakespeare's mind as he wrote: a physical and active imagination. This book explores the operation of the playwright's creative mind in his most frequently performed texts and encourages readers to seek out the performance possibilities of the works for themselves. Moving beyond the study of what has happened on stage in a number of specific productions, John Russell Brown examines the entire theatrical event in which performance occurs, as well as the meeting and interaction of actors and audience, and the social and cultural contexts of the plays' reception in the past and present. |