Anthropocene Theater And The Shakespearean Stage
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Anthropocene Theater and the Shakespearean Stage
Author | : William H. Steffen |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2023-03-22 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780192871862 |
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Anthropocene Theater and the Shakespearean Stage revises the anthropocentric narrative of early globalization from the perspective of the non-human world in order to demonstrate Nature's agency in determining ecological, economic, and colonial outcomes. It welcomes readers to reimagine theater history in broader terms, and to account for more non-human and atmospheric players in the otherwise anthropocentric history of Shakespearean performance. This book analyses plays, horticultural manuals, cosmetic recipes, Puritan polemics, and travel writing in order to demonstrate how the material practices of the stage both catalyze and resist early forms of globalization in an ecological arena. William Steffen addresses the role of an understudied ecological performance history in determining Shakespeare's iconic cultural status, and models how non-human players have undermined Shakespeare's authoritative role in colonial discourse. Finally, this book makes a celebratory argument for the humanities in the age of climate change, and invites interdisciplinary engagement a research community that is compelled to find strategies for cultivating a hopeful tomorrow amidst unprecedented anthropogenic environmental changes.
Anthropocene Theater and the Shakespearean Stage
Author | : William H. Steffen |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2023-02-20 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9780192699954 |
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Anthropocene Theater and the Shakespearean Stage revises the anthropocentric narrative of early globalization from the perspective of the non-human world in order to demonstrate Nature's agency in determining ecological, economic, and colonial outcomes. It welcomes readers to reimagine theater history in broader terms, and to account for more non-human and atmospheric players in the otherwise anthropocentric history of Shakespearean performance. This book analyses plays, horticultural manuals, cosmetic recipes, Puritan polemics, and travel writing in order to demonstrate how the material practices of the stage both catalyze and resist early forms of globalization in an ecological arena. William Steffen addresses the role of an understudied ecological performance history in determining Shakespeare's iconic cultural status, and models how non-human players have undermined Shakespeare's authoritative role in colonial discourse. Finally, this book makes a celebratory argument for the humanities in the age of climate change, and invites interdisciplinary engagement a research community that is compelled to find strategies for cultivating a hopeful tomorrow amidst unprecedented anthropogenic environmental changes.
Shakespearean Stage Production Then Now
Author | : Cécile De Banke |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 1954 |
Genre | : Globe Theatre (London, England) |
ISBN | : UOM:39015005353753 |
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Shakespeare Theatre and Time
Author | : Matthew Wagner |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 181 |
Release | : 2013-03-01 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9781136661631 |
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That Shakespeare thematized time thoroughly, almost obsessively, in his plays is well established: time is, among other things, a 'devourer' (Love's Labour's Lost), one who can untie knots (Twelfth Night), or, perhaps most famously, simply ‘out of joint’ (Hamlet). Yet most critical commentary on time and Shakespeare tends to incorporate little focus on time as an essential - if elusive - element of stage praxis. This book aims to fill that gap; Wagner's focus is specifically performative, asking after time as a stage phenomenon rather than a literary theme or poetic metaphor. His primary approach is phenomenological, as the book aims to describe how time operates on Shakespearean stages. Through philosophical, historiographical, dramaturgical, and performative perspectives, Wagner examines the ways in which theatrical activity generates a manifest presence of time, and he demonstrates Shakespeare’s acute awareness and manipulation of this phenomenon. Underpinning these investigations is the argument that theatrical time, and especially Shakespearean time, is rooted in temporal conflict and ‘thickness’ (the heightened sense of the present moment bearing the weight of both the past and the future). Throughout the book, Wagner traces the ways in which time transcends thematic and metaphorical functions, and forms an essential part of Shakespearean stage praxis.
Shakespeare and Modern Theatre
Author | : Michael Bristol,Kathleen McLuskie,Christopher Holmes |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2005-07-08 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9781134601202 |
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First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The Shakespearean Stage
Author | : Andrew Gurr,William Shakespeare |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : England |
ISBN | : OCLC:248738319 |
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Popular Shakespeare
Author | : S. Purcell |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2009-02-25 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780230234222 |
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In recent years, the 'Popular Shakespeare' phenomenon has become ever more pervasive: in fringe productions, mainstream theatre, or the mass media, Shakespeare is increasingly constructed as an authentic part of popular culture. A vivid account of Shakespeare in performance since the 1990s, this book examines what 'Shakespeare' means to us today.
Stage Directions and Shakespearean Theatre
Author | : Gillian Woods,Sarah Dustagheer |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2017-12-14 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 9781474257480 |
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What do 'stage directions' do in early modern drama? Who or what are they directing: action on the stage, or imagination via the page? Is the label 'stage direction' helpful or misleading? Do these 'directions' provide evidence of Renaissance playhouse practice? What happens when we put them at the centre of literary close readings of early modern plays? Stage Directions and Shakespearean Theatre investigates these problems through innovative research by a range of international experts. This collection of essays examines the creative possibilities of stage directions and and their implications for actors and audiences, readers and editors, historians and contemporary critics. Looking at the different ways stage directions make meaning, this volume provides new insights into a range of Renaissance plays.