A Short History of Shakespeare in Performance: From the Restoration to the Twenty-First Century

by Richard Schoch

Overview

This short history of Shakespeare in global performance-from the re-opening of London theatres upon the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 to our present multicultural day-provides a comprehensive overview of Shakespeare's theatrical afterlife and introduces categories of analysis and understanding to make that afterlife intellectually meaningful. Written for both the advanced student and the practicing scholar, this work enables readers to situate themselves historically in the broad field of Shakespeare performance studies and equips them with analytical tools and conceptual frameworks for making their own contributions to the field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108714440
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	05/13/2021
Series:	Elements in Shakespeare Performance
Pages:	75
Product dimensions:	4.96(w) x 6.97(h) x 0.24(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Shakespeare in the Restoration; 3. 'Old Shakespeare's Ghost'; 4. Shakespeare in the Eighteenth Century; 5. Shakespeare the Victorian; 6. Modern Shakespeare; 7. Shakespeare's Voices, Shakespeare's Spaces; 8. Global Shakespeare.