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Shakespeare and the American Popular Stage

Autor Frances Teague
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 19 oct 2006
Shakespeare's effect on America's intellectual and artistic life has been much discussed, but what role does he play on the American popular stage? This study changes our understanding of Shakespeare's presence in American life. The book looks at how Shakespeare came to America just before the Revolutionary War. As Americans broke with Britain, they embraced Britain's playwright. Teague re-examines P. T. Barnum's attempt to buy Shakespeare's Birthplace, the Astor Place Riot when twenty-three people died, and the way both Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth regarded Shakespeare. In the history of Broadway, more musicals have drawn on Shakespeare than any other author. Shakespeare musicals like Kiss Me, Kate and West Side Story can tell us much about America's culture, but sometimes failed musicals such as Swingin' the Dream can tell us more. With discussion of over twenty Shakespeare musicals, this study demonstrates that Shakespeare has always been present in popular shows.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780521679923
ISBN-10: 0521679923
Pagini: 232
Ilustrații: 18 b/w illus. 1 table
Dimensiuni: 152 x 228 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Introduction; Part I. Pilgrims, Pioneers, and Parlors: 1. Shakespeare and the spirit of '76; 2. In the pioneer's hut; 3. Shakespeare makes scoundrels; 4. Treason, stratagems, and spoils; 5. How many ages hence...; Part II. The Shakespeare Broadway Musical: 6. Blackface, blue shows, and beards; 7. Mr Hamlet of Broadway; 8. A hit and a flop; 9. Brush up your Shakespeare; 10. Swingin' out of the twentieth century; Conclusion; Appendix One: Production information; Bibliography.

Recenzii

'… Shakespeare and the American Popular Stage is industriously researched and frequently illuminating: a useful contribution to American studies, and to the study of Shakespeare in performance.' The Times Literary Supplement

Descriere

An account of popular Shakespeare performances in America, and of musicals based on Shakespeare's plays.

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