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Cymbeline Prof. Eric Rasmussen (USA)

Cymbeline By Prof. Eric Rasmussen (USA)

Cymbeline by Prof. Eric Rasmussen (USA)


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Summary

A fresh new edition of Shakespeare's magical late play, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with acclaimed directors Dominic Cooke and Emma Rice, looks at specific productions in the play's history, and an illuminating introduction to the play by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate

Cymbeline Summary

Cymbeline by Prof. Eric Rasmussen (USA)

From the Royal Shakespeare Company - a modern, definitive edition of Shakespeare's magical late play. With an expert introduction by Sir Jonathan Bate, this unique edition presents a historical overview of Cymbeline in performance, takes a detailed look at specific productions, and recommends film versions. Included in this edition are interviews with two leading directors - Dominic Cooke and Emma Rice - providing an illuminating insight into the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are possible. This edition also includes an essay on Shakespeare's career and Elizabethan theatre, and enables the reader to understand the play as it was originally intended - as living theatre to be enjoyed and performed. Ideal for students, theatre-goers, actors and general readers, the RSC Shakespeare editions offer a fresh, accessible and contemporary approach to reading and rediscovering Shakespeare's works for the twenty-first century.

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'Excellent, succinct notes and introductions to each play' - John Carey, The Sunday Times

About Prof. Eric Rasmussen (USA)

JONATHAN BATE Professor of Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature, University of Warwick, UK, and the editor of The RSC Shakespeare: The Complete Works. He has held visiting posts at Harvard, Yale and UCLA and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, a Fellow of the British Academy, an Honorary Fellow of St Catherine's College, Cambridge, and a Governor and Board member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. A prominent critic, award-winning biographer and broadcaster, he is the author of several books on Shakespeare, including The Genius of Shakespeare (Picador), which was praised by Sir Peter Hall, founder of the RSC, as the best modern book on Shakespeare. In June 2006 he was awarded a CBE by HM The Queen 'for services to Higher Education'. ERIC RASMUSSEN is Professor of English at the University of Nevada, USA, and the Textual Editor of The RSC Shakespeare: The Complete Works. He is co-editor of the Norton Anthology of English Renaissance Drama and has edited volumes in both the Arden Shakespeare and Oxford World's Classics series. He is the General Textual Editor of the Internet Shakespeare Editions project - one of the most visited Shakespeare websites in the world. For over nine years he has written the annual review of editions and textual studies for the Shakespeare Survey.

Table of Contents

Introduction About the Text Key Facts The Tragedy of Cymbeline Textual Notes Scene-by-scene Analysis Cymbeline in Performance: The RSC and Beyond Four Centuries of Cymbeline: An Overview At the RSC The Director's Cut: interviews with Dominic Cooke and Emma Rice Shakespeare's Career in the Theatre Shakespeare's Works: A Chronology The History Behind the Tragedies: A Chronology Further Reading and Viewing References Acknowledgements and Picture Credits

Additional information

GOR005048545
9780230300903
0230300901
Cymbeline by Prof. Eric Rasmussen (USA)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20110726
240
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