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For nearly three centuries, actors have set down in print their reflections on the experience of performing Shakespeare's plays, resulting in a vast, heterogeneous and - remarkably - almost entirely unexamined body of material. "Merely Players?" brings together for the first time the diverse voices of actors writing about their experiences of playing Shakespeare, exploring the ways in which they discuss their embodiment with the performance and their own particular negotiations with the authority and tradition of the Shakespeare name. It is fascinating reading for scholars of Shakespeare, drama and theatre studies, practitioners and theatre-lovers alike.
| Acknowledgements | |
| Introduction : sometime a paradox | p. 1 |
| Against the grain : Shakespeare and the problem of character | p. 15 |
| Aged customs : negotiating traditions of Shakespearean performance | p. 62 |
| Noble memories : playing Hamlet | p. 95 |
| Acting the woman : feminist appropriations in Clamorous voices | p. 141 |
| Conclusion : a bad epitaph | p. 177 |
| Details of Players of Shakespeare essay 1985-98 | p. 182 |
| Bibliography | p. 184 |
| Index | p. 203 |
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ISBN: 9780415319577
ISBN-10: 0415319579
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 220
Published: 8th April 2004
Dimensions (cm): 21.6 x 13.8
x 2.0
Weight (kg): 0.4
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