| Gielgud, Olivier, Ashcroft, Dench: Great Shakespeareans: Volume XVI Contributor(s): Jackson, Russell (Editor), Poole, Adrian (Editor), Holland, Peter (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1441185259 ISBN-13: 9781441185259 Publisher: Arden Shakespeare OUR PRICE: $209.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Reference - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare |
| Dewey: 792.028 |
| LCCN: 2013025902 |
| Series: Great Shakespeareans |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.15 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Great Shakespeareans offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally. In this volume, leading scholars assess the contribution of John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier, Peggy Ashcroft and Judi Dench to the afterlife and reception of Shakespeare and his plays. Each substantial contribution assesses the double impact of Shakespeare on the figure covered and of the figure on the understanding, interpretation and appreciation of Shakespeare, provide a sketch of their subject's intellectual and professional biography and an account of the wider cultural context, including comparison with other figures or works within the same field. |
Contributor Bio(s): Poole, Adrian: - Adrian Poole is at Trinity College, University of Cambridge.Holland, Peter: - Peter Holland holds the McMeel Family Chair in Shakespeare Studies in the Department of Film, Television and Theatre and is Associate Dean for the Arts at the University of Notre Dame. He was formerly Director of the Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon and is editor of Shakespeare Survey and co-general editor of the Oxford Shakespeare Topics series. Peter Holland is McMeel Family Chair in Shakespeare Studies at the University of Notre Dame, USA. Peter Holland is the McMeel Family Chair in Shakespeare Studies and the Associate Dean for the Arts at the University of Notre Dame, USA. Jackson, Russell: -Russell Jackson is Allardyce Nicoll Chair in Drama and Theatre Arts at the University of Birmingham. He was formerly Director of the Shakespeare Institute. His books include The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on Film 2e (CUP, 2007) and The Oxford Illustrated History of Shakespeare on Stage 2e (Oxford, 2001). |