Macbeth (The RSC Shakespeare) - Paperback

EAN (ISBN-13): 9780230576209
ISBN (ISBN-10): 0230576206
Hardcover
Paperback
Publishing year: 2009
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
256 Pages
Weight: 0,226 kg
Language: Englisch

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ISBN/EAN: 9780230576209

ISBN - alternate spelling:
0-230-57620-6, 978-0-230-57620-9
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Book author: rasmussen, shakespear will, william shakespeare, jonathan, eric red, bäte, palgrave william
Book title: shakespeare macbeth

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Information from Publisher

Author: Eric Rasmussen; Jonathan Bate
Title: The RSC Shakespeare; Macbeth
Publisher: Red Globe Press; Macmillan Education
208 Pages
Publishing year: 2009-04-23
London; GB
Weight: 0,228 kg
Language: English
10,69 € (DE)
10,99 € (AT)
11,99 CHF (CH)
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BC; Book; Hardcover, Softcover / Sprachwissenschaft, Literaturwissenschaft/Englische Sprachwissenschaft, Literaturwissenschaft; Literaturwissenschaft: Dramen und Dramatiker; Verstehen; chronology; edition; history; history of literature; interview; knowledge; Macbeth; performance; play; theatre; tragedy; William Shakespeare; Shakespeare; B; Shakespeare; Early Modern and Renaissance Literature; History; BB

in performance, takes a detailed look at specific productions, and recommends film versions. Included in this edition are three interviews with leading directors – Rupert Goold, Gregory Doran and Trevor Nunn – providing an illuminating insight into the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are possible. This edition also includes an essay on Shakespeare’s career and Elizabethan theatre, and enables the reader to understand the play as it was originally intended – as living theatre to be enjoyed and performed.

Macbeth

Introduction.- About the Text.- Key Facts.- The Tragedy of Macbeth .- Textual Notes.- Scene-by-scene Analysis.- Macbeth in Performance: The RSC and Beyond.- Four Centuries of Macbeth: An Overview.- At the RSC.- The Director's Cut: interviews with Rupert Goold, Gregory Doran and Trevor Nunn.- Shakespeare's Career in the Theatre.- Shakespeare's Works: A Chronology.- Further Reading and Viewing.- Acknowledgements and Picture Credits

An exemplary introduction to Macbeth by award-winning scholar Sir Jonathan BateThe play – with clear and authoritative explanatory notes on each pageA helpful scene-by-scene analysis and key facts about the playA rich exploration of approaches to staging the playPhotographs of classic or unusual performances illustrate different interpretations open to actors or directorsInterviews with three leading directors – Rupert Goold, Gregory Doran and Trevor NunnAn introduction to Shakespeare's career and the Elizabethan theatreA key facts 'box' summarizing the plot, major roles, language and sourcesA clear, single-column page designRecommendations for further reading on key critical approaches and the play in performance, along with recommended viewing