Evoking (And Forgetting) Shakespeare (Dramatic Contexts)
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Published: April 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 47
ISBN-13: 9781559362214
Subjects: Plays; Drama; Literature - Classics / Criticism; General; Shakespeare; Drama / General
First sentence: You pick up a newspaper - you think it's today's paper - and you read it with interest.
Description: "Now supplemented with a new piece about the need not to be overwhelmed by Shakespeare, this book addresses a number of essential questions about performing Shakespeare today. 'Why is Shakespeare not out of date?' 'What do we mean by Shakespeare's "genius" or "creativity" or "poetry"?' 'What, in fact, is the Shakespeare phenomenon?'" "In attempting answers to these and other questions, Peter Brook invites us to consider the actual conditions of the Elizabethan theatre and the actual qualities of Shakespeare's language. The result is a typically illuminating and provocative take on our greatest playwright by one of his most influential modern interpreters."--BOOK JACKET.