Reinventing Shakespeare
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As an actor, William Shakespeare reinvented himself almost every day. At the height of his career, he often performed in six different plays on six consecutive days. He stopped reinventing himself... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1555840787
ISBN13:9781555840785
Release Date:January 1989
Publisher:Grove Press
Length:461 Pages
Weight:2.10 lbs.
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A well-written, comprehensive introduction
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Taylor's survey of Shakespearean adaptations and performance is engagingly written, filled with little revealing details, and opinionated without being biased. It's certainly NOT a Bard-bashing book, though it's not reverent in its discussions of Shakespeare. It's the place to start if you're interested in a one-volume history of Shakespearean adaptation. The last section of the book, on contemporary Shakespeare and written in an arch tone, isn't as interesting, at least to a non-academic. And one might argue that the book is rather Euro-centric: see Dennis Kennedy's Foreign Shakespeare as a good supplement. Even so, it's an essential book for any person interested in Shakespeare and cultural change. You'll think differently about Shakespeare after reading it.
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