Shakespearean Afterlives: Ten Characters with a Life of Their OwnFrom art to advertising, psychology to politics, opera to cinema, Shakespeare's stories and characters have found an enduring place in our consciousness, enjoying 'afterlives' as rich and varied as their original incarnations in the playhouse. This book is a cultural biography of Shakespeare's most famous characters. From Shylock to the Shrew, Richard the Third to Romeo - via Shakespeare in Love and West Side Story - it charts the many and various existences that these characters have led outside the pages of the First Folio. Each chapter offers an original perspective on a well-known character, examining their role in the play, their history in performance and their intriguingly kaleidoscopic life in the popular consciousness. Featuring interviews with actors and directors, this book is for 'the great Variety of Readers' who enjoy their Shakespeare and are intrigued by the seemingly endless capacity of his characters for re-invention and reincarnation. |
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Page 124
... Gielgud , for example , directing the play at the Old Vic in the same year as Komisarjevsky's Stratford pro- duction ... Gielgud's , performed in the year preceding the outbreak of war . Both of these recall vividly those German ...
... Gielgud , for example , directing the play at the Old Vic in the same year as Komisarjevsky's Stratford pro- duction ... Gielgud's , performed in the year preceding the outbreak of war . Both of these recall vividly those German ...
Page 240
... Gielgud was unquestionably the most celebrated Hamlet of his generation . Coming to the role first in 1930 at the age of 26 , he went on to play Hamlet over 500 times in the ensuing sixteen years . Gielgud was among the youngest actors ...
... Gielgud was unquestionably the most celebrated Hamlet of his generation . Coming to the role first in 1930 at the age of 26 , he went on to play Hamlet over 500 times in the ensuing sixteen years . Gielgud was among the youngest actors ...
Page 241
... Gielgud's impact in the role ( allowing for the changes in interpretation between 1930 and 1946 ) , Richard Findlater writes : By some people the first Hamlet is remembered for his sweetness , sadness , princeliness and elegance ; by ...
... Gielgud's impact in the role ( allowing for the changes in interpretation between 1930 and 1946 ) , Richard Findlater writes : By some people the first Hamlet is remembered for his sweetness , sadness , princeliness and elegance ; by ...
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