Shakespearean Stage Production Then Now

Author : Cécile de Banke
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317652800
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shakespearean Stage Production written by Cécile de Banke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-08-13 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An absorbing and original addition to Shakespeareana, this handbook of production is for all lovers of Shakespeare whether producer, player, scholar or spectator. In four sections, Staging, Actors and Acting, Costume, Music and Dance, it traces Shakespearean production from Elizabethan times to the 1950s when the book was originally published. This book suggests that Shakespeare should be performed today on the type of stage for which his plays were written. It analyses the development of the Elizabethan stage, from crude inn-yard performances to the building and use of the famous Globe. Since the Globe saw the enactment of some of the Bard’s greatest dramas, its construction, properties, stage devices, and sound effects are reviewed in detail with suggestions on how a producer can create the same effects on a modern or reconstructed Elizabethan stage. Shakespeare’s plays were written to fit particular groups of actors. The book gives descriptions of the men who formed the acting companies of Elizabethan London and of the actors of Shakespeare’s own company, giving insights into the training and acting that Shakespeare advocated. With full descriptions and pages of reproductions, the costume section shows the types of dress necessary for each play, along with accessories and trimmings. A table of Elizabethan fabrics and colours is included. The final section explores the little-known and interesting story of the integral part of music and dance in Shakespeare’s works. Scene by scene the section discusses appropriate music or song for each play and supplies substitute ideas for Elizabethan instruments. Various dances are described – among them the pavan, gailliard, canary and courante. This book is an invaluable wealth of research, with extensive bibliographies and extra information.

Author : Cécile De Banke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shakespearean Stage Production: Then & Now written by Cécile De Banke and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donated by Sydney Harris.

Author : Cécile de Banke
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483184329
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shakespearean Stage Production written by Cécile de Banke and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Shakespearean Stage Production: Then and Now: A Manual for the Scholar-Player He wants to know what the theater was like that Shakespeare had in mind when he was writing the plays. And he wants to know because the answer to this inquiry may solve the problems of staging stated or implied in the text. In spite of the fact that these plays have been performed on almost every known type of stage during the last three hundred and fifty years, isn't it possible that only on the stage for which they were written can their uninterrupted tempo and certitude of performance be realized? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : David Bevington
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226044793
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book This Wide and Universal Theater written by David Bevington and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines how Shakespeare's plays have been transformed for the stage by the demands of theatrical spaces and staging conventions.

Author : C. D. Banke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shakespearean Stage Production written by C. D. Banke and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Cécile De Banke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shakespearean Stage Production written by Cécile De Banke and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Andrew Gurr
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316284166
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Shakespearean Stage 1574–1642 written by Andrew Gurr and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-26 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For almost forty years The Shakespearean Stage has been considered the liveliest, most reliable and most entertaining overview of Shakespearean theatre in its own time. It is the only authoritative book that describes all the main features of the original staging of Shakespearean drama in one volume: the acting companies and their practices, the playhouses, the staging and the audiences. Thoroughly revised and updated, this fourth edition contains fresh materials about how specific plays by Shakespeare were first staged, and provides new information about the companies that staged them and their playhouses. The book incorporates everything that has been discovered in recent years about the early modern stage, including the archaeology of the Rose and the Globe. Also included is an invaluable appendix, listing all the plays known to have been performed at particular playhouses and by specific companies.

Author : Hugh Macrae Richmond
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 9780826477767
Total Pages : 590 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shakespeare's Theatre written by Hugh Macrae Richmond and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under an alphabetical list of relevant terms, names and concepts, the book reviews current knowledge of the character and operation of theatres in Shakespeare's time, with an explanation of their origins>

Author : Dr. Surinder Mohan Devgun
Publisher : Partridge Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1482838060
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shakespeare written by Dr. Surinder Mohan Devgun and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-27 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Shakespeare not only influenced the theatre of his contemporary age, but his influence on theatre comes down to our own age. His stagecraft, theatre architecture, and theatrical effects leave an indelible influence on Greek, Roman, Indian, Kabuki, and Western Theatre. This stagecraft of Shakespearean theatre helped the smooth and spontaneous flow of the action. This encompassed the human emotions and feelings. It proved purgative for the human heart. Shakespeare enlivened the printed page of the drama. The present work describes the comparative study of various theatre forms of East and West. Shakespeare successfully established a deep emotional relationship between the actors and the audience. The theatre became a passionate urge for the people with Shakespeare.

Author : John Bate
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1483138410
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Find Out About Shakespeare written by John Bate and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-05-17 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Find Out About Shakespeare serves as a guide to the study of the poetry and plays of William Shakespeare. This book provides information on Shakespeare's life, his work, and the society in which he lived. Organized into 10 chapters, this book begins with an overview of England in which Shakespeare lived to develop a sense of his times, the ideas, as well as the social and political tension of England. This text then discusses the events of his life as well as the doubts that have been cast on his very existence. Other chapters look at the theater in which he earned his living and won his fame. This book discusses as well the literary criticism of his work, followed by a selection of special subjects and themes as dealt with by Shakespeare. The final chapter explains the main bibliographical tools for the study of Shakespeare. This book is a valuable resource for teachers, students, and librarians.