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Shakespeare in Parts

By Simon Palfrey

Shakespeare in Parts

By Simon Palfrey

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A truly groundbreaking collaboration of original theatre history with exciting literary criticism, Shakespeare in Parts is the first book fully to explore the original form in which Shakespeare's drama overwhelmingly circulated. This was not the full play-text; it was not the public performance. It was the actor's part, consisting of the bare cues and speeches of each individual role. With group rehearsals rare or non-existent, the cued part alone had to furnish the actor with his character. But each such part-text was riddled with gaps and uncertainties. The actor knew what he was going to say, but not necessarily when, or why, or to whom; he may have known next to nothing of any other part. Starting with a comprehensive history of the part in early modern theatre, Simon Palfrey and Tiffany Stern's work provides a unique keyhole onto hitherto forgotten practices and techniques. It not only discovers a newly active, choice-ridden actor, but a new Shakespeare.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
560
Release Date:
2007-11-17
Publication Date:
2007-09-27
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0199272050
ISBN13:
9780199272051
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
998 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
34 cm
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