Early Modern Actors and Shakespeare's Theatre: Thinking with the Body

by Evelyn Tribble

Book Overview

What skills did Shakespeare's actors bring to their craft? How do these skills differ from those of contemporary actors? Early Modern Actors and Shakespeare's Theatre: Thinking with the Body examines the 'toolkit' of the early modern player and suggests new readings of the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries through the lens of their many skills.

Theatre is an ephemeral medium. Little remains to us of the plays of Shakespeare...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472576039
• ISBN13: 9781472576033
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Arden Shakespeare
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.9"