Love's Labour's Lost (The RSC Shakespeare) - Softcover

Rasmussen, Eric

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0230217915 ISBN 13: 9780230217911

Publisher: Red Globe Press, 2008

Synopsis

From the Royal Shakespeare Company – a fresh new edition of Shakespeare's dazzling comedy.
 
This book includes:
               
*  An introduction to Love's Labour's Lost by award-winning scholar Jonathan Bate
*  The play – with clear explanatory notes on each page
*  A scene-by-scene analysis
*  An introduction to Shakespeare's career and the Elizabethan theatre
*  A rich exploration of approaches to staging the play
 
The most enjoyable way to understand a Shakespeare play is to see it or participate in it. This book presents a historical overview of Love's Labour's Lost in performance, recommends film versions, takes a detailed look at specific productions and includes interviews with three leading Directors – Terry Hands, Liz Shipman and Gregory Doran– 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.
           
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About this title

Review:

'A triumphant addition to our times.' - Fiona Shaw, The Times
 
'The glossary includes much that has been ignored in the past, enlightening the new student...as well as adding to the vocabulary of those who have been enjoying his plays all their lives... an invaluable resource.' - Speech and Drama

Book Description:

The first edition of Love's Labours Lost developed by and for the RSC, with unique material including a brand new introduction from Jonathan Bate and interviews with RSC directors

About this edition

• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0230217915
• ISBN 13: 9780230217911
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192