Title: Action : anthropology in the company of Shakespeare /
Authors: Hastrup, Kirsten
Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, Criticism and interpretation.; Shakespeare, William, Stage history.; Theater Anthropological aspects.; Act (Philosophy); Action in art.; Acting
Abstract: "This book is an anthropological investigation of action as seen through the prism of Shakespeare's dramas, and through a detailed attention to the reflections made by the players themselves - being experts in action. It should be of equal interest to anthropologists, literacy critics, dramatists and philosophers."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: Companion Shakespeare -- The desire -- The stage -- The time -- The plot -- The director -- The player -- The ethos -- The art of living.