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Shakespeare in the Theatre: Peter Hall
Stuart Hampton-Reeves, University of Central Lancashire, UK Peter Hall is one of the most significant and influential directors of Shakespeare’s work of modern times. The book explores Hall’s work as a deliberate articulation of Shakespeare and national culture in the post-war years. Setting Hall's work against the post-war development of national culture, the book explores how his work with other writers and artists (including Beckett, Pinter and Barton) informed his approach to directing as well as his rehearsal methods and his approach to Shakespeare’s text. UK May 2021 • US May 2021 • 224 pages • 6 bw illus PB 9781472587084 • £19.99 / $26.95 Previously published in HB 9781472587077 ePub 9781472587091 • £67.50 / $83.76 ePdf 9781472587107 • £67.50 / $83.76 Series: Shakespeare in the Theatre • The Arden Shakespeare
Staging Britain's Past
Pre-Roman Britain in Early Modern Drama Kim Gilchrist, Cardiff University, UK Staging Britain's Past is the first study of the early modern performance of Britain's pre-Roman history. Shakespeare’s contemporaries were discovering that the Trojan exile Brute and his descendants, once widely believed as proof of glorious ancient origins, were a mischievous medieval invention. Offering a comprehensive account of the extraordinary theatrical tradition that emerged from these Brutan histories and the reasons for that tradition’s disappearance, this study gathers all known evidence of the plays, pageants and masques portraying Britain’s ancient rulers, from Gorboduc’s powerful invocation of history to Cymbeline’s elegiac erosion of all notions of historical truth. UK April 2021 • US April 2021 • 256 pages • 4 bw illus HB 9781350163348 • £75.00 / $100.00 ePub 9781350163355 • £67.50 / $83.76 ePdf 9781350163362 • £67.50 / $83.76 Series: Arden Studies in Early Modern Drama • The Arden Shakespeare
Re-imagining Shakespeare in Contemporary Japan A Selection of Japanese Theatrical Adaptations of Shakespeare
Edited by Tetsuhito Motoyama, Waseda University, Japan, Rosalind Fielding, Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, UK & Fumiaki Konno, Meiji University, Japan An anthology of three exciting Japanese adaptations of Shakespeare that engage with issues such as changing family values, racial diversity, the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and terrorism, together with a contextualizing introduction. UK February 2021 • US February 2021 • 272 pages • 6 bw illus HB 9781350116245 • £75.00 / $100.00 ePub 9781350116252 • £67.50 / $83.76 ePdf 9781350116269 • £67.50 / $83.76 The Arden Shakespeare
The Arden Shakespeare Handbooks The Arden Research Handbook of Shakespeare and Textual Studies Edited by Lukas Erne, University of Geneva, Switzerland
This is a wide-ranging, authoritative guide to research on Shakespeare and textual studies by an international team of leading scholars. It contains chapters on all the major areas of current research, notably the Shakespeare manuscripts; the printed text and paratext in Shakespeare’s early playbooks and poetry books; Shakespeare’s place in the early modern book trade; Shakespeare’s early readers, users, and collectors; the constitution and evolution of the Shakespeare canon from the 16th to the 21st century; Shakespeare’s editors from the 18th to the 21st century; and the modern editorial reproduction of Shakespeare. Further resources equip readers for their own research. UK March 2021 • US March 2021 • 416 pages • 25 bw illus HB 9781350080638 • £130.00 / $175.00 ePub 9781350080645 • £117.00 / $145.36 ePdf 9781350080652 • £117.00 / $145.36 Series: The Arden Shakespeare Handbooks • The Arden Shakespeare
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The Arden Research Handbook of Shakespeare and Contemporary Performance
Edited by Peter Kirwan, University of Nottingham, UK & Kathryn Prince, University of Ottawa, Canada This is a wide-ranging, authoritative guide to research on Shakespeare and performance studies. It contains chapters on the key methods and questions surrounding the performance event, the audience, and the archive. A central section of research-focused essays considers new approaches to space, bodies and language, work on the technologies of remediation and original practices, consideration of fandoms and the cultural capital invested in Shakespeare, and political and ethical interventions in performance practice. A curated section offers short pieces by theatre professionals on what they see as the key areas and challenges for researchers to explore. Additional resources further equip readers. UK March 2021 • US March 2021 • 432 pages • 3 bw illus HB 9781350080676 • £130.00 / $175.00 ePub 9781350080690 • £117.00 / $145.36 ePdf 9781350080683 • £117.00 / $145.36 Series: The Arden Shakespeare Handbooks • The Arden Shakespeare
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