| Shakespeare's Serial History Plays Contributor(s): Grene, Nicholas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521773415 ISBN-13: 9780521773416 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| LCCN: 2001037482 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.30 lbs) 298 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study provides a re-reading of the two sequences of English history plays, Henry VI-Richard III and Richard II-Henry V. Reconsidering the chronicle sources and the staging practices of Shakespeare's time, Grene argues that the history plays were originally designed for serial performance. The book looks at their original creation in the 1590s and at modern serial productions or adaptations, such as the famous Royal Shakespeare Company's 1960s Wars of the Roses and others. |
Contributor Bio(s): Grene, Nicholas: - Nicholas Grene is Professor of English Literature at Trinity College, Dublin. |