Garrick, Kemble, Siddons, Kean
Great Shakespeareans: Volume II
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Reference, British
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781472538994 | |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | March 27, 2014 |
| Imprint: | The Arden Shakespeare | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781472538994 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | March 27, 2014 |
| Imprint: | The Arden Shakespeare |
| Language: | English |
Great Shakespeareans offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally.Â
In this volume, leading scholars assess the contribution of David Garrick, John Philip Kemble, Sarah Siddons and Edmund Kean to the afterlife and reception of Shakespeare and his plays. Each substantial contribution assesses the double impact of Shakespeare on the figure covered and of the figure on the understanding, interpretation and appreciation of Shakespeare, provide a sketch of their subject's intellectual and professional biography and an account of the wider cultural context, including comparison with other figures or works within the same field.
Great Shakespeareans offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally.Â
In this volume, leading scholars assess the contribution of David Garrick, John Philip Kemble, Sarah Siddons and Edmund Kean to the afterlife and reception of Shakespeare and his plays. Each substantial contribution assesses the double impact of Shakespeare on the figure covered and of the figure on the understanding, interpretation and appreciation of Shakespeare, provide a sketch of their subject's intellectual and professional biography and an account of the wider cultural context, including comparison with other figures or works within the same field.
