Merely players? : actors' accounts of performing Shakespeare
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Merely players? : actors' accounts of performing Shakespeare
Routledge, 2004
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [184]-202) and index
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Description
Merely Players? marks a groundbreaking departure in Shakespeare studies by giving direct voice to the Shakespearean performer. It draws on three centuries worth of actors' written reflections on playing Shakespeare and brings together the dual worlds of performance and academia, providing a unique resource for the student and theatre-lover alike.
Table of Contents
Introduction: sometime a paradox 1 Against the grain: Shakespeare and the problem of character 2 Aged customs: negotiating traditions of Shakespearean performance 3 Noble memories: playing Hamlet 4 Acting the Woman: feminist appropriations in Clamorous Voices, Conclusion: a bad epitaph
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