Popular Shakespeare: simulation and subversion on the modern stage
Purcell, Stephen
In recent years, the 'Popular Shakespeare' phenomenon has become ever more pervasive: in fringe productions, mainstream theatre, or the mass media, Shakespeare is increasingly constructed as an authentic part of popular culture. A vivid account of Shakespeare in performance since the 1990s, this book examines what 'Shakespeare' means to us today. INDICE: Contents - Preface - Acknowledgements - Personal Narrative I: Ambiguous Applause - Popular Shakespeares - Personal Narrative II: Stand-up Shakespeare - Text and Metatext: Shakespeare and Anachronism - Personal Narrative III: Jeffrey Archer: The One That Got Away - 'A Play Extempore': Interpolation, Improvisation, and Unofficial Speech - Personal Narrative IV: A Bit Sexist - 'It's Like a Shakespeare Play!': Parodic Appropriations of Shakespeare - Personal Narrative V: Blasphemy - Shakespeare's Popular Audience: Reconstructions and Deconstructions - Personal Narrative VI: Alternative Endings - Shakespeare, Space, and the 'Popular' - Personal Narrative VII: 'It's the Famous Bit!': Fragments of Romeo and Juliet - Shakespearean 'Samples' - Personal Narrative VIII: Rough Magic - Notes - Bibliography - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-57703-9
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 272
- Fecha Publicación: 27/02/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés