Like a king : casting Shakespeare's histories for citizens and subjects /
'Like a King: Casting Shakespeare's Histories for Citizens and Subjects' is a dual examination of Shakespeare's history plays in their early modern production contexts and the ways in which the histories can speak directly to twenty-first-century American political and social con...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Madison, New Jersey :
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press,
[2021]
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| Series: | Shakespeare and the stage (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press)
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| Summary: | 'Like a King: Casting Shakespeare's Histories for Citizens and Subjects' is a dual examination of Shakespeare's history plays in their early modern production contexts and the ways in which the histories can speak directly to twenty-first-century American political and social concerns. Author and production director Christina Gutierrez-Dennehy examines how strategic doubled and regendered casting can animate the underlying questions of Richard II, Henry V and King John in vital and immediate ways for American audiences. Examining evidence from both the archive and the rehearsal room, Gutierrez-Dennehy explores the texts as repositories for twenty-first century dialogues about power, gender, identity, nationhood and leadership. With the American political system as its backdrop, Like a King argues that productions of Shakespeare's histories can interrogate and explore the relationships between American citizens and their leaders. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-216) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781683932543 1683932544 |