Shakespeare in Performance

by Robert Shaughnessy

Book Overview

This collection of modern essays by leading figures in the field of Shakespeare scholarship reveals the rich interplay between contemporary theoretical approaches - psychoanalytic, new historicist, feminist and cultural materialist - and the study of the play in performance, both in Shakespeare's time and our own. Examining the representation of power, ideology, class, race and gender in a wide range of playtexts and theatrical contexts, the essays...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333741242
• ISBN13: 9780333741245
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: MacMillan
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"