Shakespeare in the Light
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British Literature
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Contemporary theatre
Drama
English Literature
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Literary Studies
Performance history
Performance studies
Shakespeare
Theater Studes
Theatre History
Theatre Studies
Product details
- ISBN 9781683931645
- Weight: 435g
- Dimensions: 159 x 232mm
- Publication Date: 23 Jul 2019
- Publisher: Associated University Presses
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Shakespeare in the Light convenes an accomplished group of scholars, actors, and teachers to celebrate the legacy of renowned Shakespearean and co-founder of the American Shakespeare Center, Ralph Alan Cohen. Each contributor pivots off a production at the ASC’s Blackfriars Playhouse to explore Cohen’s abiding passion, the performance of the plays of William Shakespeare under their original theatrical conditions. Whether interested in early modern theatre history, the teaching of Shakespeare to high school students, or the performance of Shakespeare in twenty-first century America, each essay sheds light on the professing of Shakespeare today, whether on the page, on the stage, or in the classroom. Guided by the spirit of “universal lighting” – so central to the aesthetic of the American Shakespeare Center – Shakespeare in the Light illuminates the impact that the ASC and its founder have made upon the teaching, editing, scholarship, and performance of Shakespeare today.
Amy R. Cohen is professor of classics and theatre at Randolph College. She is director of the Center for Ancient Drama and holds the William Erness Thoresen and Catherine Ehrman Thoresen ’23 Chair of Speech and Theatre.
Paul Menzer is a professor and director of the Mary Baldwin University MLitt/MFA Shakespeare and Performance graduate program.
