| Collation |
vii, 208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-188) and index. |
| Contents |
William Poel. Refuting the conventional wisdom ; Poel versus the theatrical status quo ; Elizabethan history and contemporary politics ; Peter Keegan -- Harley Granville Barker. Biographical context ; Barker's Shakespeare productions ; Barker and literature -- Nugent Monck. Early work ; Architecture, design, and staging practices at The Maddermarket ; Populism and ideology ; The legacies of Monck and Barker -- Tyrone Guthrie. Before Elsinore ; The Elsinore Hamlet ; The Edinburgh Festival ; The founding of the Stratford Festival ; Guthrie's Stratford productions -- The new Globe. The quest for authenticity ; Earl's Court and the Chicago World's Fair ; Building Wanamaker's Globe ; Theatrical production at the new Globe. |
| Note |
Gift of the Estate of Norman Wilkinson. |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Dramatic production -- History -- 20th century.
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Poel, William, 1852-1934 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Granville-Barker, Harley, 1877-1946 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Monck, Walter Nugent Bligh, 1878-1958 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Guthrie, Tyrone, 1900-1971 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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| ISBN |
9781843842415 (hbk.) |
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1843842416 (hbk.) |
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