Shakespeare In Performance - A Collection of Essays (Hardcover)

Shakespeare in Performance: A Collection of Essays contains an introduction by the editor followed by ten essays by noted scholars in the field of Shakespeare performance criticism and scholarship. The essays deal with the nature of performance criticism, performance history, stage and screen productions of Shakespeare, and the physical playhouse. These essays, by John Russell Brown, James Bulrush, Ralph Berry, Herbert Coursen, Jay Halio, James Lusardi, June Schlueter, Harry Keyishian, Alan Dessert, pauline Kiernan, and Marvin Rosenberg, represent some of the best current thinking on the roles of performance in criticism of Shakespeare and therefore enhance significantly the field of Shakespeare studies.