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Merely Players? Jonathan Holmes

Merely Players? By Jonathan Holmes

Merely Players? by Jonathan Holmes


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Drawing on three centuries worth of actors' written reflections on playing Shakespeare, this book brings together the dual worlds of performance and academia, providing a unique resource for the student and theatre-lover alike.

Merely Players? Summary

Merely Players?: Actors' Accounts of Performing Shakespeare by Jonathan Holmes

Merely Players? marks a groundbreaking departure in Shakespeare studies by giving direct voice to the Shakespearean performer. It draws on three centuries worth of actors' written reflections on playing Shakespeare and brings together the dual worlds of performance and academia, providing a unique resource for the student and theatre-lover alike.

About Jonathan Holmes

Jonathan Holmes is lecturer in Drama at Royal Holloway, University of London. His research interests include Renaissance Drama in performance, early twentieth century systems of actor training, and poetry in performance. He has published in Shakespeare Survey, New Theatre Quarterly and Studies in Renaissance Drama. He also works as a theatre director.

Table of Contents

Introduction: sometime a paradox 1 Against the grain: Shakespeare and the problem of character 2 Aged customs: negotiating traditions of Shakespearean performance 3 Noble memories: playing Hamlet 4 Acting the Woman: feminist appropriations in Clamorous Voices, Conclusion: a bad epitaph

Additional information

NPB9780415319584
9780415319584
0415319587
Merely Players?: Actors' Accounts of Performing Shakespeare by Jonathan Holmes
New
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2004-02-19
220
N/A
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