Childhood in Contemporary Performance of Shakespeare

Name: Childhood in Contemporary Performance of Shakespeare
Brand: Bloomsbury 3PL
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By Gemma Miller

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Child characters feature more numerously and prominently in the Shakespearean canon than in that of any other early modern playwright. Focusing on stage and film productions from the past four decades, this study addresses how Shakespeare's child characters are reflected, refracted and reinterpreted in performance. By adopting an interdisciplinary approach that incorporates close reading, semiotics, childhood studies, queer theory and performance studies, Gemma Miller explores how a close analysis of Shakespeare's child characters, both in the text and in performance, can reveal often uncomfortable truths about contemporary ideas of childhood, as well as offer fresh insights into the plays.
Among the works and productions analysed are stage productions of Richard III by Sean Holmes and Thomas Ostermeier; Jamie Lloyd's and Michael Boyd's stage productions of Macbeth and the films of Roman Polanski and Justin Kurzel; Deborah Warner's stage production of Titus Andronicus and filmed adaptations by Jane Howell and Julie Taymor; and stage productions of The Winter's Tale by Nicholas Hytner, and by Kenneth Branagh and Rob Ashford, and the ballet adaptation by Christopher Wheeldon.

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 242
Release Date:: 2021-10-21
Publication Date:: 2021-11-04
Publisher:: Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 135023947X
ISBN13:: 9781350239470
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 310 g
Height:: 140 cm
Width:: 216 cm
Thickness:: 13 cm

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