Is Shakespeare still our contemporary? / edited by John Elsom ; with contributions from, in alphabetical order, Marianne Ackerman [and others].

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Elsom, John

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge in association with the International Association of Theatre Critics, 1989.Description: 1 online resource (192 pages) : portraitContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0203359119
9780203359112
9781134950362
1134950365
0415007704
9780415007702
9786610023752
6610023751
9781134950317
1134950314
9781134950355
1134950357
9781138834002
1138834009
1280023759
9781280023750

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Is Shakespeare still our contemporary?.DDC classification:

822.3/3 20

LOC classification:

PR2970 .I8 1989eb

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Contents:

Is Shakespeare still our contemporary? -- Does Shakespeare translate? -- Is Shakespeare sexist? -- Is Shakespeare too English? -- Does Shakespeare's verse send you to sleep? -- Does Shakespeare write better for television? -- Is Shakespeare a feudal propagandist? -- Should Shakespeare be buried or born again?

Summary: The publication of Jan Kott's Shakespeare Our Contemporary some twenty-five years ago had an immediate impact on Shakespearian criticism and productions. This book is an account of a lively public seminar held at the Young Vic Theatre, London which looked at the relevance of Kott's study for Shakespearian theatre today. Kott inspired many directors - including Peter Brook, Peter Hall, and Michael Bogdanov to interpret Shakespeare's plays as allegories of modern times. But a number of critics and directors feel that trying to prove Shakespeare is our contemporary results in the loss of vita.

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The publication of Jan Kott's Shakespeare Our Contemporary some twenty-five years ago had an immediate impact on Shakespearian criticism and productions. This book is an account of a lively public seminar held at the Young Vic Theatre, London which looked at the relevance of Kott's study for Shakespearian theatre today. Kott inspired many directors - including Peter Brook, Peter Hall, and Michael Bogdanov to interpret Shakespeare's plays as allegories of modern times. But a number of critics and directors feel that trying to prove Shakespeare is our contemporary results in the loss of vita.