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008 130812s2013 enka b 001 0 eng d
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020 _a0230364039 (hbk.)
020 _a9780230364042 (pbk.)
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035 _a(OCoLC)872958892
040 _aNLE
_beng
_erda
_cSTF
_dCUD
_dNGU
050 4 _aPR2976
_b.P85 2013
082 0 4 _a822.33
100 1 _aPurcell, Stephen,
245 1 0 _aShakespeare and audience in practice /
_cStephen Purcell
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bBasingstoke, Hampshire ;
_c2013
300 _axv, 200 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c22 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
336 _astill image
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
490 0 _aShakespeare in practice
502 _aWhat do audiences do as they watch a Shakespearean play? What makes them respond in the ways that they do? This book examines a wide range of theatrical productions to explore the practice of being a modern Shakespearean audience. It surveys some of the most influential ideas about spectatorship in contemporary performance studies, and analyses the strategies employed both in the texts themselves and by modern theatre practitioners to position audiences in particular ways.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 177-188) and index
520 _aWhat do audiences do as they watch a Shakespearean play? What makes them respond in the ways that they do? Exploring the practice of being a modern Shakespearean audience, Stephen Purcell examines a wide range of theatrical production, surveys some of the most influential ideas about spectatorship in contemporary performance studies, and analyses how both modern theatre practitioners and the play texts themselves positive audiences in particular ways. Innovative and insightful, this book includes detailed case studies of two modern productions, a collaborative debate section, and suggestions for practical exercises and further reading. Book jacket
600 1 0 _aShakespeare, William,
_d1564-1616
_xDramatic production
650 0 _aTheater audiences
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