Henry V
A Guide to the Text and its Theatrical Life
Published on 4. August 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-4039-4077-3 (ISBN)
Description
Focusing on stage directions, implied stage action in the dialogue, and on production choices available at key moments, this Handbook treats the script like a rehearsal in progress and encourages the imagining of a physical narrative where the play's meanings and our responses are shaped by staged actions.
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Series
Edition
2006
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
196 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4039-4077-3 (9781403940773)
DOI
10.1007/978-0-230-80422-7
Schweitzer Classification
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Person
KEVIN EWERT is Associate Professor of Theatre at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, USA. From 1997 to 2003, he was an Artistic Associate and regular director for the Unseam'd Shakespeare Company in Pittsburgh, where his productions included The Provoked Wife, Coriolanus, The Libertine, The Winter's Tale and Women Beware Women.
Content
General Editor's Preface.- Preface.- The Texts and Early Performances.- The Play's Sources and Cultural Context.- Commentary.- Key Productions and Performances.- The Play on Screen.- Critical Assessments.- Further Reading.- Index.