Titus Andronicus and Timon of Athens

From the Royal Shakespeare Company -- a fresh new edition of two of Shakespeare's classical plays This book includes: * Illuminating introductions to Titus Andronicus and Timon of Athens by award-winning scholar Jonathan Bate * The two plays -- with clear explanatory notes on each page * Helpful scene-by-scene analyses and key facts about both plays * An introduction to Shakespeare's career and the Elizabethan theatre * Rich explorations of approaches to staging both plays featuring photographs of key productions of each The most enjoyable way to understand a Shakespeare play is to see it or participate in it. This book presents a historical overview of two of Shakespeare's classical plays Titus Andronicus and Timon of Athens in performance, recommends film versions, takes a detailed look at specific productions and includes interviews with three leading Directors -- Gregory Doran, Yukio Ninagawa and Michael Pennington -- 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.

ISBN 0230300944   Pages 312 ISBN13 9780230300941 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 333 Publisher Palgrave Macmillan   Published in Basingstoke Imprint Palgrave Macmillan   Series title The RSC Shakespeare Format Paperback   Height (mm) 198 Publication date 26 Jul 2011   Width (mm) 129 DEWEY 822.33   Spine width (mm) 18 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level General

Introduction Titus Andronicus Timon of Athens About the Text Key Facts: Titus Andronicus The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus Textual Notes Scene by Scene Analysis Titus Andronicus in Performance: the RSC and Beyond Four Centuries of Titus Andronicus: An Overview At the RSC The Director's Cut: Interviews with Gregory Doran and Yukio Ninagawa Key Facts: Timon of Athens The Life of Timon of Athens Textual Notes Timon of Athens in Performance: the RSC and Beyond Four Centuries of Timon: An Overview At the RSC The Director's Cut: an Interview with Gregory Doran Playing Timon: Michael Pennington Shakespeare's Career in the Theatre Shakespeare's Works: A Chronology The History Behind the Tragedies: A Chronology Further Reading and Viewing: Titus Andronicus and Timon of Athens References Acknowledgements and Picture Credits

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