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Beschreibung
Philip Edwards deals succinctly with the exhaustive commentary and controversy which Hamlet has provoked in the manifestation of its tragic energy. Robert Hapgood has contributed a new section on prevailing critical and performance approaches to the play in this updated edition. He discusses recent film and stage performances and actors of the Hamlet role as well as directors of the play. His account of new scholarship stresses the role of memory in the play and the impact of feminist and performance studies upon it. First Edition Hb (1985): 0-521-22151-X First Edition Pb (1985): 0-521-29366-9
Philip Edwards deals succinctly with the exhaustive commentary and controversy which Hamlet has provoked in the manifestation of its tragic energy. Robert Hapgood has contributed a new section on prevailing critical and performance approaches to the play in this updated edition. He discusses recent film and stage performances and actors of the Hamlet role as well as directors of the play. His account of new scholarship stresses the role of memory in the play and the impact of feminist and performance studies upon it. First Edition Hb (1985): 0-521-22151-X First Edition Pb (1985): 0-521-29366-9
Über den Autor
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor whose work stands at the centre of English literature and world drama. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, he became associated with the London theatre world in the late sixteenth century and was a leading figure in the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later the King's Men. His plays include comedies, histories, romances, and tragedies, and his dramatic writing shaped the development of English theatre through its range of character, verbal invention, political tension, emotional depth, and extraordinary flexibility on stage.Shakespeare's tragedies are among the most studied and performed works in the English language. Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, and King Lear continue to define the possibilities of tragic drama, combining public crisis with private suffering and giving memorable dramatic form to love, revenge, ambition, jealousy, madness, loyalty, betrayal, and mortality. His influence extends across literature, theatre, film, education, and popular culture, making his work central to both scholarly study and general reading.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Importe, Lyrik & Dramatik
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: XI
258 S.
ISBN-13: 9780521532525
ISBN-10: 0521532523
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Shakespeare, William
Redaktion: Edwards, Philip
Hapgood, Robert
Herausgeber: Philip Edwards
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 229 x 152 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: William Shakespeare
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.09.2018
Gewicht: 0,399 kg
Artikel-ID: 102573996