208 Pages
by
Routledge
204 Pages
by
Routledge
204 Pages
by
Routledge
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Making Shakespeare is a lively introduction to the major issues of the stage and print history, whilst also raising questions about what a Shakespeare play actually is. Tiffany Stern reveals how London, the theatre, the actors and the way in which the plays were written and printed all affect the 'Shakespeare' that we now read. Concentrating on the instability and fluidity of Shakespeare's... Read more
List of Illustrations General Editor's Preface Acknowledgements Textual Note; 1. Prologue 2. Text, Playhouse and London 3. Additions, Emendations and Revisions 4. Rehearsal, Performance and Plays 5. Props, Music and Stage Directions 6. Prologues, Songs and Actors' Parts 7. From Stage to Printing House 8. Epilogue Notes Bibliography and Further Reading Index
Biography
Stern, Tiffany
'A fine synthesis of current wisdom relating to the workings of Shakespeare's theatre - an area which has not always (or rarely so engagingly) presented the artistic implications of historical context ... Making Shakespeare is so sensible and clear that I hope teachers and others interested in the context of Shakespearean production will put it at the top of their reading lists.' - Times Literary Supplement
'Brings an alert critical intelligence to important questions, and draws on material which has rarely been reproduced elsewhere. There is plenty to engage the non-specialist and the specialist alike in this stimulating and occasionally contentious book.' - Around the Globe
