Through this emotive and provocative play Julia Pascal re-works Shakespeare's controversial, transposing the fervent theme of anti-Semitism raised by the bard, playing it out in a contemporary setting. Challenging the portrayal of 'The Jew' that for many years has dominated society's attitudes towards the Jewish people, Pascal ambitiously places her own text within Shakespeare's classic, producing a thoroughly thought-provoking and original work.
Through this emotive and provocative play Julia Pascal re-works Shakespeare's controversial, transposing the fervent theme of anti-Semitism raised ...
A complete, annotated edition of all Shakespeare's non-dramatic verse, including the SONNETS, VENUS AND ADONIS and THE RAPE OF LUCRECE, with an introduction by Helen Vendler. From the EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY.
A complete, annotated edition of all Shakespeare's non-dramatic verse, including the SONNETS, VENUS AND ADONIS and THE RAPE OF LUCRECE, with an introd...
Desire and duty collide in Shakespeare's captivating tragedy of politics, passion and power. Mark Antony of Rome and Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, are caught in an all-encompassing love that threatens the Empire. This classic Shakespeare tale is edited by Dame Janet Suzman, who has played Cleopatra twice and directs the 2012 UK production, which stars Kim Cattrall and Michael Pennington.
Desire and duty collide in Shakespeare's captivating tragedy of politics, passion and power. Mark Antony of Rome and Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, are ca...
Each title in the 'Propeller Shakespeare' series includes the Propeller edit of the text, accompanied by an introduction to the text and Propeller's process, with articles on notable features specific to each production, e.g. use of music, design, and costume. Thrilling and deeply moving, Henry V is one of the greatest tales in English folklore about a British warrior.
Each title in the 'Propeller Shakespeare' series includes the Propeller edit of the text, accompanied by an introduction to the text and Propeller's p...
Written when Shakespeare was at the height of his powers, Twelfth Night dramatizes many different kinds of love, from the idealism of Orsino or the mutual affection of the twins Viola and Sebastian to the broad comedy of Malvolio's deluded passion for Olivia: a sweet-sad blend of laughter and tears.
Written when Shakespeare was at the height of his powers, Twelfth Night dramatizes many different kinds of love, from the idealism of Orsino or...
King Henry VIII has one of the fullest theatrical histories of any play in the Shakespeare canon, yet has been consistently misrepresented, both in performance and in criticism. This edition offers a new perspective on this ironic, multi-layered, collaborative play, revealing it as a complex meditation on the progress of Reformation which sees English life since Henry VIII's day as a series of bewildering changes in national and personal allegiance and represents 'history' as the product of varied and contradictory testimony. McMullan makes a powerful claim for the rehabilitation of Henry...
King Henry VIII has one of the fullest theatrical histories of any play in the Shakespeare canon, yet has been consistently misrepresented, both in...
In their lively and engaging edition of this sometimes neglected early play, Cox and Rasmussen make a strong claim for it as a remarkable work, revealing a confidence and sureness that very few earlier plays can rival. They show how the young Shakespeare, working closely from his chronicle sources, nevertheless freely shaped his complex material to make it both theatrically effective and poetically innovative. The resulting work creates, in Queen Margaret, one of Shakespeare's strongest female roles and is the source of the popular view of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick as kingmaker'....
In their lively and engaging edition of this sometimes neglected early play, Cox and Rasmussen make a strong claim for it as a remarkable work, reveal...
One of Shakespeare's later plays, best described as a tragic-comedy, the play falls into two distinct parts. In the first Leontes is thrown into a jealous rage by his suspicions of his wife Hermione and his best-friend, and imprisons her and orders that her new born daughter be left to perish. The second half is a pastoral comedy with the "lost" daughter Perdita having been rescued by shepherds and now in love with a young prince. The play ends with former lovers and friends reunited after the apparently miraculous resurrection of Hermione. John Pitcher's lively introduction and commentary...
One of Shakespeare's later plays, best described as a tragic-comedy, the play falls into two distinct parts. In the first Leontes is thrown into a ...
A fresh look at a play usually regarded as the first component of a three-part historical epic, this edition argues that Henry VI Part 1 is a 'prequel', a freestanding piece that returns for ironic and dramatic effect to a story already familiar to its audience. The play's ingenious use of stage space is closely analysed, as is its manipulation of a series of setpiece combats to give a coherent syntax of action. Discussion of the dramatic structure created by the opposing figures of Talbot and Jeanne la Pucelle, and exploration of the critical controversies surrounding the figure of...
A fresh look at a play usually regarded as the first component of a three-part historical epic, this edition argues that Henry VI Part 1 is a 'preq...
This edition celebrates "King Henry VI Part 2" as one of the most exciting and dynamic plays of the English Renaissance theatre, with its exploration of power politics and social revolution and its focus on the relationship between divine justice and sin.
This edition celebrates "King Henry VI Part 2" as one of the most exciting and dynamic plays of the English Renaissance theatre, with its exploration ...
