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Prison Shakespeare: For These Deep Shames and Great Indignities
Rob Pensalfini
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Description for Prison Shakespeare: For These Deep Shames and Great Indignities
Hardback. This book explores the rise and spread of the phenomenon of Prison Shakespeare, prisoners performing Shakespeare's plays, from the 1980s to today. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
This book explores the development of the global phenomenon of Prison Shakespeare, from its emergence in the 1980s to the present day. It provides a succinct history of the phenomenon and its spread before going on to explore one case study the Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble's (Australia) Shakespeare Prison Project in detail. The book then analyses the phenomenon from a number of perspectives, and evaluates a number of claims made about the outcomes of such programs, particularly as they relate to offender health and behaviour. Unlike previous works on the topic, which are largely individual case studies, this book focuses not ... Read more
This book explores the development of the global phenomenon of Prison Shakespeare, from its emergence in the 1980s to the present day. It provides a succinct history of the phenomenon and its spread before going on to explore one case study the Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble's (Australia) Shakespeare Prison Project in detail. The book then analyses the phenomenon from a number of perspectives, and evaluates a number of claims made about the outcomes of such programs, particularly as they relate to offender health and behaviour. Unlike previous works on the topic, which are largely individual case studies, this book focuses not ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Palgrave Shakespeare Studies
Condition
New
Weight
453g
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137450203
SKU
V9781137450203
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Rob Pensalfini
Rob Pensalfini is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics and Drama at the University of Queensland, Australia, and the Artistic Director of the Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble. In addition to publishing extensively on Australian Aboriginal languages and on Shakespeare performance in Australia, he has directed and acted in dozens of Shakespeare productions.
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