1st Edition
Adaptations of Shakespeare An Anthology of Plays from the 17th Century to the Present
326 Pages
by
Routledge
326 Pages
by
Routledge
328 Pages
by
Routledge
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Shakespeare's plays have been adapted or rewritten in various, often surprising, ways since the seventeenth century. This groundbreaking anthology brings together twelve theatrical adaptations of Shakespeares work from around the world and across the centuries. The plays include The Woman's Prize or the Tamer Tamed John Fletcher The History of King Lear Nahum Tate King Stephen: A Fragment of a... Read more
Introduction 1.The Women's Prize or the Tamer Tamed 2.The History of King Lear 3.King Stephen: a Fragment or a Tragedy 4.The Public (El Público) 5.The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui 6.uMabatha 7.Measure for Measure 8.Hamletmachine 9.Lear's Daughters 10.Desdemona: a Play about a Handkerchief 11.This Island's Mine 12.Harlem Duet Further adaptations
Biography
Daniel Fischlin is Associate Professor in the School of Literatures and Performance Studies in English, University of Guelph, Canada. Mark Fortier is Associate Professor in the English Department at the University of Winnipeg, Canada. He is author of Theory/Theatre: An Introduction (Routledge, 1997)
'A wonderfully rich collection of plays ... an important new resource for students and scholars interested in Shakespeare's drama and its afterlives'. - Susan Bennett, University of Calgary
