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Bezig met laden... Shakespeare in Ten Actsdoor Gordon McMullan
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. No matter how much I enjoy a museum exhibition or art gallery show the exhibition catalogue always seems to be a little bit of a dry read in comparison. Yet, even though I skipped seeing the actual show for “Shakespeare in Ten Acts” at the British Library (due to budgetary constraints at the time), I supremely enjoyed reading this show catalogue 3 years later! The logical manner of the show’s organization divided the book into 10 chapters, each centreing around a particular Shakespearean performance throughout history and using it as a jumping off point to explore larger themes around Shakespearean theatre, performance challenges and innovations, storytelling methods, and other topics. Being a supreme organizer, this technique appealed to me from the outset and ultimately it worked to really cement the themes that each chapter explored in depth without becoming too esoteric and caught up in a general love of Shakespeare. Each of the chapter authors obviously has a deep understanding of the Bard’s work, but their unique research interests are explored in depth with their singular contributions rather than each acting as a generalist - a far preferrable outcome for readers, since I doubt that most people reading this book are unfamiliar with Shakespeare’s work and they are likely specifically looking for a more in depth analysis. Having finished reading the book, I kind of regret now missing out on the show, since most of the study that I’ve done of Shakespeare has focused on either film adaptations or simply textual analysis, which is a far cry from the performance-centred focus of this exhibition. Having been to London as well, the book actually reveals quite a bit about the cultural attitudes towards Shakespeare and theatre over time and I was particularly impressed with their discussion about the physical aspects of Shakespearean theatre spaces and the reconstruction of Shakespeare’s Globe (which I did get the pleasure of visiting and seeing a play in). Overall, this book was a wonderful read, and a great example of how enlightening an exhibition catalogue can be in retrospect while still standing on its own as a piece of literature. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Four hundred years after Shakespeare's death, it is difficult to imagine a time when he was not considered a genius. But those 400 years have seen his plays banished and bowdlerized, faked and forged, traded and translated, re-mixed and re-cast. Shakespeare's story is not one of a steady rise to fame; it is a tale of set-backs and sea-changes that have made him the cultural icon he is today. This revealing new book accompanies an innovative exhibition at the British Library that will take readers on a journey through more than 400 years of performance. It will focus on ten moments in history that have changed the way we see Shakespeare, from the very first production of Hamlet to a digital-age deconstruction. Each performance holds up a mirror to the era in which it was performed. The first stage appearance by a woman in 1660 and a black actor playing Othello in 1825 were landmarks for society as well as for Shakespeare's reputation. The book will also explore productions as diverse as Peter Brook's legendary A Midsummer Night's Dream, Mark Rylance's 'Original Practices' Twelfth Night, and a Shakespeare forgery staged at Drury Lane in 1796, among many others. Over 100 illustrations include the only surviving playscript in Shakespeare's hand, an authentic Shakespeare signature, and rare printed editions including the First Folio. These - and other treasures from the British Library's manuscript and rare book collections - feature alongside film stills, costumes, paintings and production photographs. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)822.33Literature English English drama Elizabethan 1558-1625 Shakespeare, William 1564–1616LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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