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Gielgud, Olivier, Ashcroft, Dench
Great Shakespeareans: Volume XVI
Gielgud, Olivier, Ashcroft, Dench
Great Shakespeareans: Volume XVI
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Description
Great Shakespeareans offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally.
In this volume, leading scholars assess the contribution of John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier, Peggy Ashcroft and Judi Dench to the afterlife and reception of Shakespeare and his plays. Each substantial contribution assesses the double impact of Shakespeare on the figure covered and of the figure on the understanding, interpretation and appreciation of Shakespeare, provide a sketch of their subject's intellectual and professional biography and an account of the wider cultural context, including comparison with other figures or works within the same field.
Table of Contents
Introduction (Russell Jackson, University of Birmingham, UK)
1. John Gielgud (Russell Jackson (University of Birmingham, UK)
2. Laurence Olivier (Abigail Rokison, University of Birmingham, UK)
3. Peggy Ashcroft (Carol Chillington-Rutter, University of Warwick, UK)
4. Judi Dench (Kathryn Prince, University of Ottawa, Canada)
Index
Product details

Published | 24 Oct 2013 |
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Format | Hardback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 248 |
ISBN | 9781441185259 |
Imprint | The Arden Shakespeare |
Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
Series | Great Shakespeareans |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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