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Shakespeare and the Force of Modern Performance

By W. B. Worthen

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2003
ISBN
0521810302, 052100800X, 0511484089, 0511042167, 9780511042164, 9780511484087, 9780521008006, 9780521810302
LCC
PR3100 .W67 2003
Open Library ID
OL3562960M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1346585 bytes)
Pages
282\282
Time added
2011-04-28 18:43:47

Description

Shakespeare and the Force of Modern Performance asks a central theoretical question in the study of drama: What is the relationship between the dramatic text and the meanings of performance? W.B. Worthen argues that the text cannot govern the force of its performance. Instead, the text becomes significant only as embodied in the changing conventions of its performance. Worthen explores this understanding of dramatic performativity by interrogating several contemporary sites of Shakespeare production. The book includes detailed discussions of recent films and stage productions, and sets Shakespeare performance alongside other works of contemporary drama and theatre.

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