Where does Shakespeare fit into the drama of his day? Getting to know the work of Shakespeare’s contemporaries offers an insight into Elizabethan and Jacobean preoccupations and the theatrical climate of the early modern period. This book provides an essential overview of some major dramatic works from their stage origins to today’s screen productions.
Each chapter includes:
·
a detailed analysis of a play by Shakespeare considered alongside a key work by one other
significant playwright of the day (including The Merchant of Venice,
Volpone, The Spanish Tragedy,
Titus Andronicus, Othello,
The Changeling, Romeo and Juliet,
The Duchess of Malfi, Measure for Measure,
'Tis Pity She's a Whore, The Taming of the Shrew,
The Tragedy of Mariam, Doctor Faustus
and Hamlet) · close reading of the text ·
discussion of early modern theatrical practices ·
a focus on one ground-breaking example of early modern drama on screen
·
suggestions for links with other early modern texts
and further reading
This book provides a route map to the very latest developments in early modern drama studies, fostering confident and independent thinking, making it an ideal introduction for students of Shakespeare and his contemporaries.
By:
Dr. Pamela Bickley (The English Association),
Dr. Jenny Stevens (Open University,
UK)
Imprint: The Arden Shakespeare
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 129mm,
Spine: 21mm
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9781472577146
ISBN 10: 1472577140
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 25 February 2016
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Using this book Introduction Text Shakespeare’s contemporaries Early modern drama in its time Performing early modern drama today 1. Defining the self Romeo and Juliet Getting over the language: William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet (1996) The Duchess of Malfi Moving performances: Malfi at the Blackfriars and the Globe 2. Money and the modern city The Merchant of Venice Playing the Jew: Al Pacino in Michael Radford’s The Merchant of Venice (2004) Volpone Volpone as beast fable 3. Performance and performativity The Taming of the Shrew Shakespeare goes to Hollywood: Burton and Taylor (1966) The Tragedy of Mariam Closet drama 4. Servants, masters and service Othello Performing Othello in the twenty-first century The Changeling Compulsion (2009) 5. Fatherhood, state and the dynamics of revenge The Spanish Tragedy Things on stage Titus Andronicus Julie Taymor’s Titus and the aesthetics of revenge 6. Transgressive desire Measure for Measure Casting Isabella ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover: Peter Greenaway’s theatre of blood 7. Damnation Doctor Faustus Performing Doctor Faustus: Stage on Screen, 2010 Hamlet A Soviet Hamlet: Grigori Kozintsev (Lenfilm, 1964) Glossary References Index
Pamela Bickley and Jenny Stevens have taught Shakespeare at pre-university and degree level for many years. They lead the English Association's ongoing involvement with transition issues and lecture and publish on a range of literary topics. They are the authors of Essential Shakespeare: The Arden Guide to Text and Interpretation.
Reviews for Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama: Text and Performance
Excellent scholarship that can set the tone for complex and thoughtful engagement in the classroom … Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama: Text and Performance fills a gap in the Arden catalogue that helps to tie together the primary use of the Arden editions, pedagogy, and the expert scholarship found in the Critical Companions series … Given its wide focus on, yet clarity of explanation of, a variety of approaches to the texts, this book should become a regular feature in additional reading material on syllabuses across the English academy. * Sixteenth Century Journal *
