UID:
almahu_9948126493102882
Format:
1 online resource (xi, 258 pages) :
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illustrations; digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press, 2015. Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
ISBN:
9781526102478
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9781526102485
Series Statement:
Manchester Shakespeare collection
Content:
Julius Caesar presents a performance history of a controversial play, moving from its 1599 opening all the way into the new millennium with particular emphasis on its twentieth- and twenty-first-century incarnations on stage and screen. The book tracks the play’s evolution from being a play about the oratorical skill of noble Romans to its recent manifestations as a dark political thriller.Chapters in this theoretically savvy and global study consider productions such as Orson Welles’s groundbreaking examination of European Fascism, Joseph Mankeiwicz’s Oscar winning 1953 film, politically complex productions at the Royal Shakespeare Company, and shows from around the world which interrogate their own cultural and educational context as well as pressing contemporary concerns such as the reach of mass media. The result blows the dust off a play sometimes considered old-fashioned, navigates its thorny theatrical qualities and revels in those productions which have so excited audiences.
Note:
In-house editor: Matthew Frost.
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Introduction: political theatre --1. “So are they all, all honourable men”: Julius Caesar before the Second World War --2. The rise of European Fascism: Welles at the Mercury Theater --3. (Un) American identities: Mankiewicz (1953) --4. Wise saws and modern(ist) instances: Anderson, Barton and Nunn --5. Glories past: the minor films --6. The Romans in Britain. Caesar under Thatcher --7. Accents yet unknown: Global Caesars --8. ‘Growing on the South’: Georgia Shakespeare 2001 and 2009 --9. A strange disposed time: Caesar at the Millenium --Appendix: major cast and company staff of select twentieth century productions --Bibliography --Index.
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Also available in print form.
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Mode of access: internet via World Wide Web.
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System requirements: Adobe Acrobat or other PDF reader (latest version recommended), Internet Explorer or other browser (latest version recommended).
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In English.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Hartley, A. J. Julius Caesar, Manchester, UK. : Manchester University Press, 2014, ISBN 9780719079191
Language:
English
DOI:
10.7765/9781526102478
URL:
https://www.manchesterhive.com/view/9781526102478/9781526102478.xml
URL:
https://dx.doi.org/10.7765/9781526102478
