Performing Shakespeare in the Age of Empire [Hardcover]

Richard Foulkes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 11, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0521630223 | ISBN-13: 978-0521630221

During the nineteenth century, the performance of Shakespeare's plays contributed to the creation of a sense of British nationhood at home and overseas. In this book Richard Foulkes explores the political and social uses of Shakespeare through the nineteenth and into the twentieth century and the movement from the consideration of Shakespeare as an enterprise to that of enshrinement as a cultural icon. An examination of leading Shakespearian actors, managers and directors, from Britain and abroad, is also included in the study.

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"[C]onsummately researched, beautifully written, and filled with detail." Choice

"Foulkes has valuably synthesiszed an enormous amount of material into an informative, tightly organized book. " Studies in English Literature

Book Description

During the nineteenth century the performance of Shakespeare's plays contributed to the creation of a sense of British nationhood at home and overseas. In this book Richard Foulkes explores the political and social uses of Shakespeare through the nineteenth and into the twentieth century and the movement from the business of Shakespeare as an enterprise to that of enshrinement as a cultural icon. An examination of leading Shakespearian actors, managers and directors, from Britain and abroad, is also included in the study.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 246 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (March 11, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521630223
• ISBN-13: 978-0521630221
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,280,392 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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