Shakespeare's Fathers and Daughters

Oliver Ford Davies (Independent Scholar and Actor, UK)

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English

Arden Shakespeare
29 June 2017

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Shakespeare studies & criticism

A theme that obsessed Shakespeare in over 20 plays from Titus Andronicus to The Tempest was the relationship between a daughter and her father. This study traces chronologically the development of this theme, relating it to the little we know of his own two daughters, and sheds new light on his exploration of the family that so dominated his approach to drama. Drawing on a lifetime’s experience of playing Shakespearean roles, Oliver Ford Davies, a former university lecturer and now an Honorary Associate Artist of the RSC and Olivier Award winner, has written an engaging and deeply researched study of a topic that has intrigued him from playing Capulet in 1967, King Lear in 2002, to Polonius in 2008.

By: Oliver Ford Davies (Independent Scholar and Actor UK)
Imprint: Arden Shakespeare
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 336g
ISBN: 9781350038462
ISBN 10: 1350038466
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 29 June 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. Early Plays 2. Comedies 3. Tragedies and Tragicomedies 4. Late Plays 5. Shakespeare and his Daughters 6. Fathers and Daughters in Contemporary Society 7. Fathers and Daughters in Drama 1585-1620 Conclusion Notes

Oliver Ford Davies is an actor and Honorary Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He is well known for his roles in Hamlet, King Lear and the history cycle, and has played many of Shakespeare's fathers over his distinguished career.

Reviews for Shakespeare's Fathers and Daughters

A considered and convincing account of Shakespeare's development as a dramatist ... This is a useful and enjoyable book written from a perspective that very few people would be able to offer. * Times Higher Education *