Shakespeare's Theatre (Theatre Production Studies), Second Edition - Softcover

Thomson, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415051487 ISBN 13: 9780415051484

Publisher: Routledge, 1992

Synopsis

Reviews of the First Edition ' . . . valuable and enjoyable reading for all studying Shakespeare's plays' Following in the patternestablished by John Russell Brown for the excellent series (Theatre and Production Studies), he provides first an account of Shakespeare's company, then a study of three individual plays Twelfth Night, Hamlet and Macbeth as performed by the company. Peter Thomson writes in a crisp, sharp, enlivening style' TLS " . . . the best analysis yet of Elizabethan acting practices, excavated form the texts themselves rather than reconstructed on basis of one monolithic theory, and an essay on Hamlet that is a model of Critical intelligence and theatrical invention' Yearbook of English Studies 'Synthesizes the important facts and summarizes projects with a vigorous prose style, and expertly applies his experience in both practical drama and academic teaching to his discussion' Review of English Studies

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Shakespeare belonged to a successful theatre company. This book is about that company during its ten best years. Part I looks at the planning and personnel, the financing, the repertoire, and the Globe Theatre itself. Part II sets three of Shakespeare's greatest plays in the theatrical context that has been explored in Part I.

Review:

`This is a model introduction to the formation, structure and development of the Lord Chamberlain's Men which is utilized to provide instructive critical readings of Twelfth Night, Macbeth and Hamlet.' - Years Work in English Studies

Reviews of the First Edition

`Valuable and enjoyable reading for all studying Shakespeare's plays.' - Times Higher Education Supplement

`Following in the pattern established by John Russell Brown for the excellent series (Theatre and Production Studies), he provides first an account of Shakespeare's company, then a study of three individual plays Twelfth Night, Hamlet and Macbeth as performed by the company. Peter Thomson writes in a crisp, sharp, enlivening style.' - Times Literary Supplement

`... the best analysis yet of Elizabethan acting practices, excavated from the texts themselves rather than reconstructed on basis of one monolithic theory, and an essay on Hamlet that is a model of critical intelligence and theatrical invention.' - Yearbook of English Studies

`Synthesizes the important facts and summarizes projects with a vigorous prose style, and expertly applies his experience in both practical drama and academic teaching to his discussion.' - Review of English Studies

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0415051487
• ISBN 13: 9780415051484
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 220