Henry VI, Parts I, II and III

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

From the Royal Shakespeare Company – a modern, definitive edition of Shakespeare's epic retelling of the Wars of the Roses. With an expert introduction by Sir Jonathan Bate, this unique edition presents a historical overview of Henry VI in performance, takes a detailed look at specific productions, and recommends film versions. Included in this edition are interviews with two leading directors and a designer - Edward Hal and Michael Boyd, and Tom Piper – providing an illuminating insight into the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are possible. This edition also includes an essay on Shakespeare’s career and Elizabethan theatre, and enables the reader to understand the play as it was originally intended – as living theatre to be enjoyed and performed.Ideal for students, theatre-goers, actors and general readers, the RSC Shakespeare editions offer a fresh, accessible and contemporary approach to reading and rediscovering Shakespeare’s works for the twenty-first century.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-02-22
Mått:130 x 196 x 26 mm
Vikt:464 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:RSC Shakespeare
Antal sidor:432
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780230361911

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Mer om författaren

JONATHAN BATE Professor of Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature, University of Warwick, UK, and the editor of The RSC Shakespeare: The Complete Works. He has held visiting posts at Harvard, Yale and UCLA and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, a Fellow of the British Academy, an Honorary Fellow of St Catherine's College, Cambridge, and a Governor and Board member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. A prominent critic, award-winning biographer and broadcaster, he is the author of several books on Shakespeare, including The Genius of Shakespeare (Picador), which was praised by Sir Peter Hall, founder of the RSC, as 'the best modern book on Shakespeare.' In June 2006 he was awarded a CBE by HM The Queen 'for services to Higher Education'. ERIC RASMUSSEN Professor of English at the University of Nevada, USA, and the Textual Editor of The RSC Shakespeare: The Complete Works. He is co-editor of the Norton Anthology of English Renaissance Drama and has edited volumes in both the Arden Shakespeare and Oxford World's Classics series. He is the General Textual Editor of the Internet Shakespeare Editions project - one of the most visited Shakespeare websites in the world. For over nine years he has written the annual review of editions and textual studies for the Shakespeare Survey.

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'A triumphant addition to our times.' - Fiona Shaw, The Times

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionStructure and StyleThe Popular VoiceThe Tragic AgonAbout the TextKey FactsHenry VI, Part OneTextual NotesKey FactsHenry VI, Part TwoTextual NotesKey FactsHenry VI, Part ThreeTextual NotesSynopses to the plots of Parts One, Two, and ThreeHenry VI in Performance: the RSC and BeyondFour Centuries of Henry VI: An OverviewAt the RSCThe Director's Cut: Interviews with Michael Boyd and Edward Hall'Designing Henry VI' by Tom PiperShakespeare's Career in the TheatreShakespeare's Works: A ChronologyKings and Queens of England: From the History Plays to Shakespeare's LifetimeThe History Behind the Histories: A ChronologyFurther Reading and ViewingReferencesAcknowledgements and Picture Credits