Shakespeare / play : contemporary readings in playing, playmaking and performance / by William Shakespeare ; ed by Emma Whipday. English.
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TextSeries: Arden Shakespeare intersections ; vol 7Copyright date: ©2024Edition: 1stDescription: xvi, 418 p. illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781350304437 (hbk.)Subject(s): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Dramatic production | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Adaptations -- History and criticism | Theater -- HistoryAdditional physical formats: Online version:: Shakespeare / playDDC classification: 822.3309 Summary: "Shakespeare / Play asks: what is (a) play? How do Shakespeare's plays engage with, and represent, early modern modes of play - from jests, games, and toys, to music, spectacle, movement, animal-baiting and dance? How do contemporary 'replays' in performance engage with other modes of play? And how does the structure of the plays experienced in the early modern playhouse shape our understanding of the form of a Shakespeare play today? Ranging across Shakespeare's dramatic oeuvre, prose works from the period and contemporary theatre and film, it provides a fascinating study of 'play' with approaches from a host of disciplines"-- Provided by publisher.
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| Books | Jayakar Knowledge Resource Centre | Jayakar Knowledge Resource Centre | 822.3309 WHI.E (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 130.00 Pound | 520578 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [383]-411) and index.
"Shakespeare / Play asks: what is (a) play? How do Shakespeare's plays engage with, and represent, early modern modes of play - from jests, games, and toys, to music, spectacle, movement, animal-baiting and dance? How do contemporary 'replays' in performance engage with other modes of play? And how does the structure of the plays experienced in the early modern playhouse shape our understanding of the form of a Shakespeare play today? Ranging across Shakespeare's dramatic oeuvre, prose works from the period and contemporary theatre and film, it provides a fascinating study of 'play' with approaches from a host of disciplines"-- Provided by publisher.
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