Shakespeare and Costume

ISBN-13: 9781350004474 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 312 str.

Patricia Lennox; Bella Mirabella

Opis

Inspired by new approaches in performance studies, theatre history, research in material culture and dress history, a rich discussion of the many aspects of costume in Shakespearean performance has begun. Shakespeare and Costume furthers this research, bringing together varied and stimulating essays by leading scholars that consider costume from literary, dramatic, design, performative and theatrical perspectives, as well as interviews with renowned theatre practitioners Jane Greenwood and Robert Morgan. The volume amply demonstrates how an analysis of the meaning of costume enriches our understanding of Shakespeare's plays. Beginning with an overview of the stage history of Shakespeare and costume, the volume looks at the historical context of clothing in the plays, considering topics such as royal self-fashioning, festive livery practices, and conceptions of race and gender exhibited in clothing choice, as well as costume in performance. Drawing on documentary evidence in designers' renderings, illustrations in periodicals, paintings, photographs, newspaper reviews and actors' memoirs, the volume also explores costume designs in specific Shakespeare productions from the re-opening of the London theatres in 1660 to the present day.

Spis treści

Abbreviations List of illustrations Acknowledgements List of contributors Introduction, Patricia Lennox and Bella Mirabella Brief Overview: A Stage History of Shakespeare and Costume, Russell Jackson Part I: Dressing Shakespeare in His Own Time – Theatre, Fashion, and Social Practice 1. 'The Compass of a Lie'? Royal Clothing at Court and in the Plays of Shakespeare, 1598-1613, Maria Hayward, University of Southampton, UK 2. Suits of Green: Festive Livery on Shakespeare's Stage, Erika T. Lin, George Mason University, USA 3. 'Honest Clothes' in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Catherine Richardson, University of Kent, UK 4. How to Do Things with Shoes, Natasha Korda, Wesleyan University, USA 5. 'Apparel oft Proclaims the Man': Dressing Othello on the English Renaissance Stage, Bella Mirabella, NYU Gallatin, USA Part II: Designing Shakespeare: Theatrical Practice and Costume 6. "The Stylish Shepherd, or, What to Wear in As You Like It's Forest of Arden, Russell Jackson, University of Birmingham, UK 7. How Designers Helped Juliet's Nurse Reclaim her Bawdy, Patricia Lennox, NYU Gallatin, USA 8. Shakespeare Stripped: Costuming Prisoner-of-war Entertainments and Cabaret, Kate Dorney, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK Part III: Interviews with Contemporary Designers 9. The Designers, Joan Greenwood and Robert Morgan Notes Index