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The Cambridge companion to Shakespeare on stage / edited by Stanley Wells and Sarah Stanton.

  • Accession number

    8339401X

  • Class

    Reading Room - 72/CAM

  • ISBN

    0521792959 (hardback), 052179711X (pbk.)

  • Language

    English

  • Physical description

    xvi, 322 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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General note: Aspects of British performing tradition from early stagings of Shakespeare's time, through the Restoration and eighteenth century, the Romantic and Victorian periods, to the present day. Includes chapters on tragic and comic acting, pictorial staging, women performers of Shakespearean roles and the political stage. Ends with international performance, including consideration of interculturism, appropriation and the translation into other languages. Bibliography, etc. note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 300-309) and index.