A01=John Russell-Brown
Author_John Russell-Brown
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English literature
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film
King Lear
theatre
TV adaptation
William Shakespeare
Product details
- ISBN 9781403986894
- Weight: 180g
- Dimensions: 124 x 202mm
- Publication Date: 14 Sep 2009
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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An introductory guide to King Lear in performance offering a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, contextual documents, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key productions, a survey of film and TV adaptations, a sampling of critical opinion and annotated further reading.
JOHN RUSSELL BROWN is Honorary Professor at University College London, UK, and has held chairs of English and Theatre in both England and the USA, directed plays in student and professional theatres, and was Associate Director of the Royal National Theatre. His previous publications include Shakespeare: The Tragedies, Shakespeare and the Theatrical Event and Shakespeare Dancing, all of which are published by Palgrave Macmillan.
