Representing Shakespeare: England, History and the RSC

by Robert Shaughnessy

Book Overview

This text traces the changing theatrical and cultural identity of the History plays in the context of postwar social and political conflict, crisis and change. Since the company's inception in the early 1960s, the RSC's commitment to relevance has fostered close relationships between Shakespearean criticism and performance, and between the theatre and its audiences. Through a detailed discussion of key productions, from "The War of the Roses" in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745015603
• ISBN13: 9780745015606
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"