Research Catalog

Title

Shakespeare in ten acts / edited by Gordon McMullan and Zoë Wilcox.

Publication

London : The British Library, 2016.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• McMullan, Gordon, 1962-
• Wilcox, Zoë (Curator)
• British Library, issuing body.

Description

224 pages : illustrations (some color); 28 cm

Summary

Four hundred years after Shakespeare's death, it is difficult to imagine a time when he was not considered a genius. But those 400 years have seen his plays banished and bowdlerized, faked and forged, traded and translated, re-mixed and re-cast. Shakespeare's story is not one of a steady rise to fame; it is a tale of set-backs and sea-changes that have made him the cultural icon he is today. This revealing new book accompanies an innovative exhibition at the British Library that will take readers on a journey through more than 400 years of performance. It will focus on ten moments in history that have changed the way we see Shakespeare, from the very first production of Hamlet to a digital-age deconstruction. Each performance holds up a mirror to the era in which it was performed. The first stage appearance by a woman in 1660 and a black actor playing Othello in 1825 were landmarks for society as well as for Shakespeare's reputation. The book will also explore productions as diverse as Peter Brook's legendary A Midsummer Night's Dream, Mark Rylance's 'Original Practices' Twelfth Night, and a Shakespeare forgery staged at Drury Lane in 1796, among many others. Over 100 illustrations include the only surviving playscript in Shakespeare's hand, an authentic Shakespeare signature, and rare printed editions including the First Folio. These--and other treasures from the British Library's manuscript and rare book collections - feature alongside film stills, costumes, paintings and production photographs --

Subject

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Stage history > Exhibitions

Note

• "On the occasion of the British Library exhibition Shakespeare in Ten Acts 15 April - 6 September 2016. Curated by Zoë Wilcox, Tanya Kirk and Greg Buzwell"--Title page verso.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

*NDB 16-3945

ISBN

• 9780712356329
• 0712356320
• 9780712356312
• 0712356312

LCCN

9780712356312

OCLC

948443140

Title

Shakespeare in ten acts / edited by Gordon McMullan and Zoë Wilcox.

Publisher

London : The British Library, 2016.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

McMullan, Gordon, 1962- editor.

Wilcox, Zoë (Curator), editor.

British Library, issuing body.

Other Standard Identifier

9780712356312

Research Call Number

*NDB 16-3945