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Midsummer Night's Dream
Jay L. Halio
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Description for Midsummer Night's Dream
Paperback. The second edition of this historical survey and analysis of productions of Shakespeare's most enchanting comedy contains three additional chapters on Adrian Noble's RSC production and film, Michael Hoffman's film, and the "Dream" in China. Series Editor(s): Bulman, Jim; Rutter, Carol Chillington. Series: Shakespeare in Performance. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; APFA; APT; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
After an historical survey of A Midsummer Night's Dream from Shakespeare's time through to the 19th century, Jay Halio focuses primarily on 20th century productions and adaptations, for film and television as well as for the stage. Chapters are devoted to productions by Max Reinhardt, Peter Hall, Robert Lepage, and especially to Peter Brook's landmark production in 1970 and the reactions to it. Using a wealth of personal experience, as well as original promptbooks and critical reviews, Halio shows how differently but still very effectively the play may be staged, as the wide variety of plays he records. This second, ... Read more
After an historical survey of A Midsummer Night's Dream from Shakespeare's time through to the 19th century, Jay Halio focuses primarily on 20th century productions and adaptations, for film and television as well as for the stage. Chapters are devoted to productions by Max Reinhardt, Peter Hall, Robert Lepage, and especially to Peter Brook's landmark production in 1970 and the reactions to it. Using a wealth of personal experience, as well as original promptbooks and critical reviews, Halio shows how differently but still very effectively the play may be staged, as the wide variety of plays he records. This second, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Shakespeare in Performance
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719062216
SKU
V9780719062216
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About Jay L. Halio
Carol Chillington Rutter is Professor of English at the University of Warwick
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