UID:
almafu_9960119835202883
Umfang:
1 online resource (ix, 430 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
0-511-70167-5
Serie:
Cambridge library collection. Literary studies
Inhalt:
Henry Irving, the influential and controversial Victorian actor, was closely involved in the publication of this distinctive Shakespeare edition right up to his death while the final volume was in the press. His concern as an actor was largely with the intellectual project of seeing each play as a unified work, rather than with producing strong emotional effects in the audience. In the words of his obituary in The Times, he appealed to scholars 'by his reverent and often acute treatment of the text', and accustomed playgoers to look for 'more than empty amusement'. To the edition, he brought a sense of the plays in performance which has never been equalled before or since. Addressing a general readership, he both included notes on cuts used by professional companies and suggested others that would facilitate amateur performances. Gordon Browne's illustrations, which suggest current styles of stage costume, are another attractive feature of this edition, which will appeal to Shakespearians and theatre historians alike. This volume contains Othello, Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, and King Lear.
Anmerkung:
Originally published: London : Blackie & Son, 1889.
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Frontmatter -- PREFATORY NOTE/By F. A. Marshall -- Contents -- 1 - OTHELLO/By Browne Gordon -- 2 - ANTONY AND CLEOPATEA/By Oscar Fay Adams -- 3 - CORIOLANUS/By H. C. Beeching -- 4 - KING LEAR/By Browne Gordon -- Plate section.
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 1-108-00148-3
Sprache:
Englisch
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