Julius Caesar

2011

Eric Rasmussen , Bate, Jonathan 저자(글)

Red Globe Press · 2011년 04월 01일

책 소개

This new edition of 'Julius Caesar', developed by and for the RSC, includes interviews with acclaimed directors Lucy Bailey, David Farr and Edward Hall, looks at specific productions in the play's history, and contains a completely new introduction by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate.
JONATHAN BATE is 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.
The first edition of Julius Caesar developed by and for the RSC, with unique material including a new introduction from Jonathan Bate and interviews with important RSC directors.
The first edition of?Julius Caesar ?eveloped by and for the RSC, with unique material including a new introduction from Jonathan Bate and interviews with important RSC directors.
From the Royal Shakespeare Company ' a fresh new edition of Shakespeare's drama of the conflict between one man's ambition and the good of the state. THIS EDITION INCLUDES: '?An illuminating introduction to Julius Caesar by award-winning scholar Jonathan Bate '?The play - with clear and authoritative explanatory notes on each page '?A helpful scene-by-scene analysis and key facts about the play '?An introduction to Shakespeare's career and the Elizabethan theatre '?A rich exploration of approaches to staging the play featuring photographs of key productions The most enjoyable way to understand a Shakespeare play is to see it or participate in it. This unique edition presents a historical overview of Julius Caesar in performance, recommends film versions, takes a detailed look at specific productions and includes interviews with three leading directors - Lucy Bailey, David Farr and Edward Hall - so that we may get a sense of the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are possible, a variety that gives Shakespeare his unique capacity to be reinvented and made 'our contemporary' four centuries after his death. Ideal for students, theatre-goers, actors and general readers, the RSC Shakespeare plays offer an accessible and contemporary approach to reading and rediscovering Shakespeare's works for the twenty-first century.
From the Royal Shakespeare Company ' a fresh new edition of Shakespeare's drama of the conflict between one man's ambition and the good of the state.???THIS EDITION INCLUDES: '?An illuminating introduction to Julius Caesar by award-winning scholar Jonathan Bate '?The play - with clear and authoritative explanatory notes on each page '?A helpful scene-by-scene analysis and key facts about the play '?An introduction to Shakespeare's career and the Elizabethan theatre '?A rich exploration of approaches to staging the play featuring photographs of key productions The most enjoyable way to understand a Shakespeare play is to see it or participate in it. This unique edition presents a historical overview of Julius Caesar in performance, recommends film versions, takes a detailed look at specific productions and includes interviews with?hree leading directors?-?Lucy Bailey, David Farr and?Edward Hall?- so that we may get a sense of the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are possible, a variety that gives Shakespeare his unique capacity to be reinvented and made 'our contemporary' four centuries after his death. Ideal for students, theatre-goers, actors and general readers, the RSC Shakespeare plays offer an accessible and contemporary approach to reading and rediscovering Shakespeare's works for the twenty-first century.
'Invigorating, radical and original I look forward to using it at my desk and perhaps in my classroom over many years, enjoying Jonathan Bate's perceptive comments, trusting Eric Rasmussen's textual scholarship.' ??Professor Peter Holland, Times Literary Supplement From the Royal Shakespeare Company ??a fresh new edition of Shakespeare's drama of the conflict between one man's ambition and the good of the state. THIS EDITION INCLUDES: An illuminating introduction to Julius Caesar by award-winning scholar Jonathan Bate The play - with clear and authoritative explanatory notes on each page A helpful scene-by-scene analysis and key facts about the play An introduction to Shakespeare's career and the Elizabethan theatre A rich exploration of approaches to staging the play featuring photographs of key productions The most enjoyable way to understand a Shakespeare play is to see it or participate in it. This unique edition presents a historical overview of Julius Caesar in performance, recommends film versions, takes a detailed look at specific productions and includes interviews with three leading directors - Lucy Bailey, David Farr and Edward Hall - so that we may get a sense of the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are possible, a variety that gives Shakespeare his unique capacity to be reinvented and made 'our contemporary' four centuries after his death. Ideal for students, theatre-goers, actors and general readers, the RSC Shakespeare plays offer an accessible and contemporary approach to reading and rediscovering Shakespeare's works for the twenty-first century.
'A triumphant addition to our times.' - Fiona Shaw, The Times
This fresh new edition of Julius Caesar , developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with acclaimed directors Lucy Bailey, David Farrand Edward Hall, looks at specific productions in the play's history, and contains a completely new introduction by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate.
This fresh new edition of Julius Caesar, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with acclaimed directors Lucy Bailey, David Farr and Edward Hall, looks at specific productions in the play's history, and contains a completely new introduction by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate.

작가정보

저자(글) Eric Rasmussen

저자(글) Bate, Jonathan

목차

• Introduction
  About the Text
  Key Facts
  Julius Caesar
  Textual Notes
  Scene-by-Scene Analysis
  Julius Caesar in Performance: the RSC and Beyond
  Four Centuries of Julius Caesar: An Overview
  At the RSC
  The Director's Cut: interviews with David Farr, Edward Hall and Lucy Bailey
  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

기본정보

ISBN	9780230284104 ( 0230284108 )
발행(출시)일자	2011년 04월 01일
쪽수	192쪽
크기	132 * 198 * 22 mm / 212 g
총권수	1권
언어	영어