Christina Gutierrez-Dennehy

Like a King

Casting Shakespeare's Histories for Citizens and Subjects

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Produktbeschreibung

Like a King argues that strategic casting positions Shakespeare's histories as spaces for American political discourse. Drawing from the archive and the rehearsal room, the book examines productions of Richard II, Henry V and King John in the renaissance and the twenty-first century.

Produktdetails

• Shakespeare and the Stage
• Verlag: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. November 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 512g
• ISBN-13: 9781683932543
• ISBN-10: 1683932544
• Artikelnr.: 60073443

Autorenporträt

Christina Gutierrez-Dennehy is assistant professor of theatre history and performance at Northern Arizona University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Shakespeare's Histories and American Political Discourse
Chapter One: Doubling the Double: Casting Ambiguity in Richard II
Chapter Two: One Mistress and No Master-Re-Gendering Henry V
Chapter Three: King John in the Trump Era: Casting Gender, Identity, and
Violence
Conclusion: Casting the Future