Changing styles in Shakespeare

Author / Creator

Berry, Ralph, 1931-, author

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First published in 1981. <BR><BR>Each of Shakespeare's plays is in a continuous state of development in performance. This book examines major changes whilst focusing on six plays in detail: <EM>Cor...

First published in 1981. <BR><BR>Each of Shakespeare's plays is in a continuous state of development in performance. This book examines major changes whilst focusing on six plays in detail: <EM>Coriolanus, Measure for Measure, Troilus and Cressida, Henry V, Hamlet </EM>and <EM>Twelfth Night. </EM><BR><BR>Changing Styles in Shakespeare looks at representative and key productions to trace the evolution of each play on today's stage, illustrating how production changes relate to a changed perception of the play, and thus to shifts in social attitudes. It singles out the salient features of many p

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