The Winter's Tale

ISBN-13: 9780230008526 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 168 str.

S. Hampton-Reeves;Ros King

Opis

This Handbook provides an introductory guide to 'The Winter's Tale' offering a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, contextual documents, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key performances and productions, a survey of film and TV adaptation, a wide sampling of critical opinion and further reading.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

ROS KING is Professor of English Studies at the University of Southampton, UK. She is also a theatre director, dramaturg and musician, and has served on the academic advisory board at The Globe and on the Board of Directors for the English Shakespeare Company.