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Shakespeare in Ten Acts
Gordon McMullan
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Description for Shakespeare in Ten Acts
Paperback. A revealing new book accompanying an innovative exhibition at the British Library that will take readers on a journey through more than 400 years of performance. It will focus on ten moments in history that have changed the way we see Shakespeare, from the very first production of Hamlet to a digital-age deconstruction. Editor(s): McMullan, Gordon; Wilcox, Zoe. Num Pages: 240 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; 3J; AN; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 220. .
Four hundred years after Shakespeare's death, it is difficult to imagine a time when he was not considered a genius. But those 400 years have seen his plays banished and bowdlerized, faked and forged, traded and translated, re-mixed and re-cast. Shakespeare's story is not one of a steady rise to fame; it is a tale of set-backs and sea-changes that have made him the cultural icon he is today. This revealing new book accompanies an innovative exhibition at the British Library that will take readers on a journey through more than 400 years of performance. It will focus on ten ... Read more
Four hundred years after Shakespeare's death, it is difficult to imagine a time when he was not considered a genius. But those 400 years have seen his plays banished and bowdlerized, faked and forged, traded and translated, re-mixed and re-cast. Shakespeare's story is not one of a steady rise to fame; it is a tale of set-backs and sea-changes that have made him the cultural icon he is today. This revealing new book accompanies an innovative exhibition at the British Library that will take readers on a journey through more than 400 years of performance. It will focus on ten ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
British Library Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780712356312
SKU
V9780712356312
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Ref
99-35
About Gordon McMullan
Gordon McMullan is Professor of English at King's College London and a director of the London Shakespeare Centre. Zoe Wilcox is Lead Curator at the British Library for the Shakespeare and performance exhibition which this book accompanies.
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