Jameson, Cowden Clarke, Kemble, Cushman: Great Shakespeareans: Volume VII - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826433863 ISBN 13: 9780826433862

Publisher: Continuum, 2011

Synopsis

Great Shakespeareans offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally. In this volume, leading scholars assess the contribution of Anna Jameson, Mary Cowden Clarke, Frances Anne Kemble and Charlotte Cushman to the afterlife and reception of Shakespeare and his plays. Each substantial contribution assesses the double impact of Shakespeare on the figure covered and of the figure on the understanding, interpretation and appreciation of Shakespeare, provide a sketch of their subject's intellectual and professional biography and an account of the wider cultural context, including comparison with other figures or works within the same field.

About this title

Book Description

A critical analysis of the most important Shakespearean critics, editors, actors and directors. This volume focuses on Shakespeare's reception by nineteenth-century female actors and scholars.

About the Author

Gail Marshall is Professor of English and Director of the Victorian Studies Centre at the University of Leicester.

Edition details

• Publisher: Continuum
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0826433863
• ISBN 13: 9780826433862
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Marshall Gail