Enter The Body

Women and Representation on Shakespeare's Stage

By: Carol Chillington Rutter

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Hardcover | 23 November 2000 | Edition Number 1

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244 Pages

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21.6 x 13.8 x 1.75

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Enter The Body speculates on how the theatre 'plays' women's bodies, and how audiences read them. Covering such topics such as sex, death, race, gender, culture and politics, Rutter explores five of Shakespeare's female characters as she reconstructs specific moments of theatrical production that puts bodies spectacularly in play. Ophelia in the grave Cordelia in Lear's arms Emilia gossiping Cressida handing over her glove Cleopatra contesting white imperialism with her blackness. One of the most provocative writers on women's performances of Shakespeare on stage and film in Britain today, Rutter also situates these roles on the early modern stage, observing performers such as Anna, Queen of Denmark, Peggy Ashcroft, Helen Mirren, Janet Suzman, Helen Bonham-Carter, Kate Winslet, Judi Dench and Whoopi Goldberg.

Industry Reviews

"The strongest parts of Rutter's book include descriptions of Shakespearean productions from various decades.." -American Theatre, Lenora Inez Brown, May/June 2001 "When"Enter the Body focuses on ideas like these, it excels and excites the imagination.." -American Thetre, Lenora Inez Brown, May/June 2001

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