{"product_id":"macbeth-and-the-players-paperback-9780521293228","title":"Macbeth and the Players (Paperback) 9780521293228","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMacbeth and the Players\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBartholomeusz reconstructs the major interpretations of the roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth on the English stage from 1611 to the 1960s.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDennis Bartholomeusz (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521293228, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 4 May 1978\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e332 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.66 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'With an intimacy which is a tribute not only to the quality and abundance of his evidence, but also to Mr Bartholomeusz's skills and imagination in using it, we see how Betterton, Garrick, Mrs Siddons, Kemble, Macready and Olivier created the roles that set the standards for their own day, through their close and meticulous encounters with the text.' The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThere is now considerable support for the view that a performance by an actor of genius can constitute a critical interpretation of a play and that only through such performance studies can a completely valid judgement about the play be made. In this paperback edition of a pioneering work, Dennis Bartholomeusz reconstructs from prompt copies, playbills and contemporary accounts, the major interpretations of the roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth on the English stage from 1611 to the 1960s and relates the outstanding peformances of Burbage and Olivier, Siddons and Thorndike to the overall production history of Macbeth.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of plates\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the paperback edition\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e 1. Macbeth at the Globe\u003cbr\u003e 2. The age of Betterton\u003cbr\u003e 3. Powell and Mills: Quin and Mrs Porter\u003cbr\u003e 4. Garrick and Mrs Pritchard\u003cbr\u003e 5. Interpretations from Mossop to Henderson\u003cbr\u003e 6. Sarah Siddons and Kemble\u003cbr\u003e 7. From Kemble to Macready\u003cbr\u003e 8. Macready\u003cbr\u003e 9. The years between Macready and Irving\u003cbr\u003e 10. Interpretations from 1875 to 1911\u003cbr\u003e 11. Tradition and innovation (1912–55)\u003cbr\u003e 12. Stratford (1955) - The Mermaid (1964)\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Shakespeare studies \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Shakespeare studies \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Shakespeare%20studies%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BDSGS%5D%22\"\u003eDSGS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002489032984,"sku":"9780521293228","price":32.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521293228i_995bbcf8-a385-46fc-b57e-45c77c960699.jpg?v=1691374697","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/macbeth-and-the-players-paperback-9780521293228","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}