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Five & Eighty Hamlets
J. C. Trewin
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Description for Five & Eighty Hamlets
Hardback. "This is a footnote to the history of modern theater by a British critic who has seen every Hamlet of note since 1916, and a good many not so notable ones."-Library Journal Num Pages: 193 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Hamlet is probably the most famous play in the world. The distinguished English critic, J. C. Trewin, saw his first performance of it in 1922, and thereafter, professionally, as drama critic successively of the Observer, Punch, and the Illustrated London News, he saw it repeatedly through sixty years of theatrical history. In this most unusual book of theatrical criticism he discusses all the leading Hamlets, including John Barrymore, John Gielgud, Maurice Evans, Michael Redgrave, and Laurence Olivier. He reflects on how the play has sounded through its many productions, how it has looked to audiences, how the critics reacted, what ... Read more
Hamlet is probably the most famous play in the world. The distinguished English critic, J. C. Trewin, saw his first performance of it in 1922, and thereafter, professionally, as drama critic successively of the Observer, Punch, and the Illustrated London News, he saw it repeatedly through sixty years of theatrical history. In this most unusual book of theatrical criticism he discusses all the leading Hamlets, including John Barrymore, John Gielgud, Maurice Evans, Michael Redgrave, and Laurence Olivier. He reflects on how the play has sounded through its many productions, how it has looked to audiences, how the critics reacted, what ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New Amsterdam Books United States
Number of pages
193
Condition
New
Number of Pages
193
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780941533607
SKU
V9780941533607
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About J. C. Trewin
J.C. Trewin, the distinguished drama critic succesevely of the Observer, Punch, and the Illustrated London News, saw more than fourscore Hamlets through sixty years of theatrical history.
Reviews for Five & Eighty Hamlets
These memories are insightful, informed, and always elegantly expressed.
CHOICE
[Trewin’s] survey shows us a microcosm of the history of modern theatre…a book for theater lovers and Hamlet watchers.
Library Journal
CHOICE
[Trewin’s] survey shows us a microcosm of the history of modern theatre…a book for theater lovers and Hamlet watchers.
Library Journal