Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Shakespeare / play : contemporary readings in playing, playmaking and performance / English. by William Shakespeare ; ed by Emma Whipday. - 1st. - London ; New York : The Arden Shakespeare, 2024. - xvi, 418 p. illustrations ; 24 cm. - Arden Shakespeare intersections ; vol 7 .

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"--

9781350304437 (hbk.)

2023058374


Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Dramatic production.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Adaptations--History and criticism.


Theater--History.

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