Bridget Escolme

Antony and Cleopatra (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This handbook offers a way in to reading Anthony and Cleopatra theatrically. Through analyses of key productions, an account of the historical conditions in which the play was first produced, and a scene-by-scene account of how the play might be approached in performance, this book focuses on the challenges of staging the notorious lovers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. März 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780230804234
• Artikelnr.: 62945360

Autorenporträt

BRIDGET ESCOLME is Senior Lecturer in Drama at Queen Mary, University of London, UK. Her publications include Talking to the Audience: Shakespeare, Performance, Self (2004).

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements.- General Editor's Preface.- The Text and Early Performances.- Commentary.- The Play's Sources and Cultural Context.- Key Performances and Productions.- The Play on Screen.- Critical Assessments.- Further Reading.- Index.