Author : Pascale Aebischer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521829359
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Shakespeare's Violated Bodies by : Pascale Aebischer
Download or read book Shakespeare's Violated Bodies written by Pascale Aebischer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-04-29 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating study looks at the violation of bodies in Shakespeare's tragedies, especially as revealed (or concealed) in performance on stage and screen. Pascale Aebischer discusses stage and screen performances of Titus Andronicus, Hamlet, Othello and King Lear with a view to showing how bodies which are virtually absent from both playtexts and critical discourse (due to silence, disability, marginalisation, racial otherness or death) can be prominent in performance, where their representation reflects the cultural and political climate of the production.