Representing Shakespeare

England, History and the RSC

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Theatre, Performing Arts, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
Cover of the book Representing Shakespeare by Robert Shaughnessy, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Robert Shaughnessy ISBN: 9781317866749
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: July 15, 2014
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Robert Shaughnessy
ISBN: 9781317866749
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: July 15, 2014
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This text traces the changing theatrical and cultural identity of the History plays in the context of postwar social and political conflict, crisis and change. Since the company's inception in the early 1960s, the RSC's commitment to relevance has fostered close relationships between Shakespearean criticism and performance, and between the theatre and its audiences. Through a detailed discussion of key productions, from "The War of the Roses" in 1963 to "The Plantegenets" in 1988, Robert Shaughnessy emphasizes the political dimension of contemporary theatrical representations of Shakespeare, and of the "Shakespearean" modes of history that these plays have been employed to promote; individualist, cyclical, male-dominated, and driven by essentialised, transcendent human nature. 

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This text traces the changing theatrical and cultural identity of the History plays in the context of postwar social and political conflict, crisis and change. Since the company's inception in the early 1960s, the RSC's commitment to relevance has fostered close relationships between Shakespearean criticism and performance, and between the theatre and its audiences. Through a detailed discussion of key productions, from "The War of the Roses" in 1963 to "The Plantegenets" in 1988, Robert Shaughnessy emphasizes the political dimension of contemporary theatrical representations of Shakespeare, and of the "Shakespearean" modes of history that these plays have been employed to promote; individualist, cyclical, male-dominated, and driven by essentialised, transcendent human nature. 

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book 'Critical Support' for Sport by Robert Shaughnessy
Cover of the book Malayalam by Robert Shaughnessy
Cover of the book The Yezidi Oral Tradition in Iraqi Kurdistan by Robert Shaughnessy
Cover of the book Dictionary of Physics by Robert Shaughnessy
Cover of the book Situation Models and Levels of Coherence by Robert Shaughnessy
Cover of the book Economic and Social Cohesion in Europe by Robert Shaughnessy
Cover of the book Making Good Schools by Robert Shaughnessy
Cover of the book Selections from Subh al-A'shā by al-Qalqashandi, Clerk of the Mamluk Court by Robert Shaughnessy
Cover of the book Utopianism in Postcolonial Literatures by Robert Shaughnessy
Cover of the book Configurations of Sentential Complementation by Robert Shaughnessy
Cover of the book Modern Armenia by Robert Shaughnessy
Cover of the book Regional Competitiveness by Robert Shaughnessy
Cover of the book Elis by Robert Shaughnessy
Cover of the book Hispanics and the U.S. Political System by Robert Shaughnessy
Cover of the book The Evolution of Modern Economic Theory by Robert Shaughnessy
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy