From the Royal Shakespeare Company - a modern, definitive edition of Shakespeare's drama of the conflict between one man's ambition and the good of the state. With an expert introduction by Sir Jonathan Bate, this unique edition presents a historical overview of Julius Caesar in performance, takes a detailed look at specific productions, and recommends film versions. Included in this edition are interviews with three leading directors - Lucy Bailey, David Farr and Edward Hall - providing an illuminating insight into the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are possible. This edition also includes an essay on Shakespeare's career and Elizabethan theatre, and enables the reader to understand the play as it was originally intended - as living theatre to be enjoyed and performed.
Ideal for students, theatre-goers, actors and general readers, the RSC Shakespeare editions offer a fresh, accessible and contemporary approach to reading and rediscovering Shakespeare's works for the twenty-first century.
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From the Royal Shakespeare Company - a modern, definitive edition of Shakespeare's drama of the conflict between one man's ambition and the good of the state.
Introduction
About the Text
Key Facts
Julius Caesar
Textual Notes
Scene-by-Scene Analysis
Julius Caesar in Performance: the RSC and Beyond
Four Centuries of Julius Caesar: An Overview
At the RSC
The Director's Cut: interviews with David Farr, Edward Hall and Lucy Bailey
Shakespeare's Career in the Theatre
Shakespeare's Works: a Chronology
The History Behind the Tragedies: A Chronology
Further Reading and Viewing
References
Acknowledgements and Picture Credits
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'A triumphant addition to our times.' - Fiona Shaw, The Times
'Informative, thought-provoking and humane.' - Dr Colin Burrow, University of Oxford 'Footnotes at the bottom of each page gloss unfamiliar items of vocabulary, paraphrase tricky meanings and uncover bawdy puns. There is a universe to be found in these annotations: the Renaissance world of power and fate, sex and death, language and philosophy.' - Times Educational Supplement
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780230284104
Publisert
2011-04-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Red Globe Press
Vekt
214 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Aldersnivå
01, 05, G, U
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
192