num_pages: 616
description: Fayard (French, U. of Leicester, UK) considers performances of Shakespeare in France following World War II, during the 1960s to the 1990s, their appeal, political and textual appropriations, and changes in interpretation. She addresses the work and style of directors Georges Lavaudant, Daniel Mesguich, and Stéphane Braunschweig, who broke from their predecessors' traditions. She examines how the plays were performed, particular productions, and provides a statistical analysis of trends in productions from charts included at the end of the book, which list separate performances from 1959 to 1968 and subsequent productions through the 1990s. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
language: English
title: The Performance of Shakespeare in France Since the Second World War: Re-Imagining Shakespeare
titlecomplete: The Performance of Shakespeare in France Since the Second World War: Re-Imagining Shakespeare
publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr