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- catalog abstract ""Titus Andronicus is still regarded by many as a bad play of dubious authorship. Its adversaries have abhorred the violence of the action and the apparent lapses in the quality of the verse. Since 1945, however, the play has been taken increasingly seriously in both the theatre and the study: the violence and cruelty it depicts were disconcertingly matched by the events of two World Wars. Alan Hughes joins those critics who take the play seriously, arguing for its unity of theme and its grim humour, and demonstrates that it is the work of a brilliant stage craftsman, confident in his mastery of space, movement and verse." "The text is based on the first quarto, supplemented by crucial additions and stage directions from the Folio. The critical account of the play's fortunes is integrated within a description of major modern productions, including those directed by Peter Brook, Brian Bedford and Deborah Warner. In addition there is a complete stage history which includes the eighteenth-century adaptation by Edward Ravenscroft and a reconstruction of the version performed by the nineteenth-century black American actor Ira Aldridge. For this updated edition, a new section is included on recent stage, film and critical interpretations by Sue Hall-Smith. There are also sections on text, authorship and the relevance of the famous Longleat drawing of the play. Appendices explore how the play might have been performed at the Rose playhouse in London, and how it could be adapted for a touring company of fourteen men and boys. An updated reading list completes the edition."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog contributor b6370441.
- catalog contributor b6370442.
- catalog contributor b6370443.
- catalog coverage "Rome History Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries Drama.".
- catalog created "1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1994.".
- catalog description ""Titus Andronicus is still regarded by many as a bad play of dubious authorship. Its adversaries have abhorred the violence of the action and the apparent lapses in the quality of the verse. Since 1945, however, the play has been taken increasingly seriously in both the theatre and the study: the violence and cruelty it depicts were disconcertingly matched by the events of two World Wars. Alan Hughes joins those critics who take the play seriously, arguing for its unity of theme and its grim humour, and demonstrates that it is the work of a brilliant stage craftsman, confident in his mastery of space, movement and verse." "The text is based on the first quarto, supplemented by crucial additions and stage directions from the Folio. The critical account of the play's fortunes is integrated within a description of major modern productions, including those directed by Peter Brook, Brian Bedford and Deborah Warner. In addition there is a complete stage history which includes the eighteenth-century adaptation by Edward Ravenscroft and a reconstruction of the version performed by the nineteenth-century black American actor Ira Aldridge. For this updated edition, a new section is included on recent stage, film and critical interpretations by Sue Hall-Smith. There are also sections on text, authorship and the relevance of the famous Longleat drawing of the play. Appendices explore how the play might have been performed at the Rose playhouse in London, and how it could be adapted for a touring company of fourteen men and boys. An updated reading list completes the edition."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-166).".
- catalog description "What We Know up to 1623 -- Date -- Authorship -- The Peacham Drawing -- Text -- The Play in Performance -- Reception and Interpretation -- Editorial Procedures -- Titus Andronicus -- The Prose History of Titus Andronicus -- The Ballad of Titus Andronicus -- The Crimes against the Andronici -- Marco Mincoff's Statements on Sources -- The False Start in 4.3 -- Copyright -- Possible Allocation of Roles among Twenty-seven Actors.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 166 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0521221579".
- catalog identifier "0521293723 (pbk.)".
- catalog isPartOf "Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. 1984. Cambridge University Press.".
- catalog isPartOf "The new Cambridge Shakespeare".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Italy".
- catalog spatial "Rome History Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries Drama.".
- catalog spatial "Rome".
- catalog subject "822.3/3 20".
- catalog subject "Andronicus, Titus (Legendary character) Drama.".
- catalog subject "Generals Drama.".
- catalog subject "Generals Rome Drama.".
- catalog subject "Goths Drama.".
- catalog subject "Goths Italy History Drama.".
- catalog subject "PR2835.A2 H84 1994".
- catalog tableOfContents "What We Know up to 1623 -- Date -- Authorship -- The Peacham Drawing -- Text -- The Play in Performance -- Reception and Interpretation -- Editorial Procedures -- Titus Andronicus -- The Prose History of Titus Andronicus -- The Ballad of Titus Andronicus -- The Crimes against the Andronici -- Marco Mincoff's Statements on Sources -- The False Start in 4.3 -- Copyright -- Possible Allocation of Roles among Twenty-seven Actors.".
- catalog title "Titus Andronicus / edited by Alan Hughes.".
- catalog type "Drama. fast".
- catalog type "Historical drama. gsafd".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "Tragedies. gsafd".
- catalog type "text".