Shakespeare's plays have never had a larger audience than they do in our time. This wide viewing is complemented by modern scholarship, which has verified and elucidated the plays' texts. Nevertheless, Shakespeare's plays continue to be revised. In order to find out how and why he has been rewritten, Ruby Cohn examines modern dramatic offshoots in English, French, and German. Surveying drama intended for the serious theater, the author discusses modern versions of Shakespeare's plays, especially Macbeth, Hamlet, King Lear, ...
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Shakespeare's plays have never had a larger audience than they do in our time. This wide viewing is complemented by modern scholarship, which has verified and elucidated the plays' texts. Nevertheless, Shakespeare's plays continue to be revised. In order to find out how and why he has been rewritten, Ruby Cohn examines modern dramatic offshoots in English, French, and German. Surveying drama intended for the serious theater, the author discusses modern versions of Shakespeare's plays, especially Macbeth, Hamlet, King Lear, and The Tempest. Although the focus is always on drama, contrast is supplied by fiction stemming from Hamlet and essays inspired by King Lear. The book concludes with an assessment of the influence of Shakespeare on the creative work of Shaw, Brecht, and Beckett. Originally published in 1976. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Fair. Ex-library hardcover with usual stamps and markings-includes dust jacket This is a damaged book. May be ex-library, water-damaged, or spine creased/broken. Acceptable, Reading copy only, with writing/markings and heavy wear. Standard-sized.
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Very good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 426 p. Princeton Legacy Library, 1316. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 75002984 Type of material Book Personal name Cohn, Ruby. Main title Modern Shakespeare offshoots / by Ruby Cohn. Published/Created Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1976. Description xi, 426 p.; 23 cm. ISBN 0691062897: 0691100349 LC classification PR2880. A1 C6 LC Subjects Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Adaptations. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Influence. Drama--20th century--History and criticism. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc. ) Notes Includes bibliographies and index. Dewey class no. 822.3/3
Add this copy of Modern Shakespeare Offshoots (Princeton Legacy Library) to cart. $20.09, good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Princeton University Press.
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Very good+ condition. Very good+ condition (DJ) Book. Octavo (8vo). xii, 426 pages of text including an index. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket with minor shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. A few spots of foxing to the closed page edges. First edition. Previous owner's name neatly on the inside of the rear cover. From the collection of Louis Marder, Shakespeare historian and collector of books by, on or referring to William Shakespeare.
