A Midsummer Night's Dream

ISBN-13: 9781403945372 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 184 str.

Martin White

Opis

This introductory guide to one Shakespeare's most read and performed plays offers a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key performances and productions, a survey of film and TV adaptations, and a wide sampling of critical opinion and annotated further reading.

Spis treści

General Editor's Preface.- Preface.- The Text and Early Performances.- Commentary.- The Play's Sources and Cultural Context.- Key Productions and Performances.- The Play on Screen.- Critical Assessments.- Further Reading.- Index.

O autorze

MARTIN WHITE is Professor of Theatre at the University of Bristol, UK. He has directed many plays at Bristol and has worked as an advisor to the Globe reconstruction in London, and to the RSC.