Bücher der Reihe Elements in Shakespeare Performance

This short history of Shakespeare in global performance-from the re-opening of London theatres upon the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 to our present multicultural day-provides a comprehensive overview of Shakespeare's theatrical afterlife and introduces categories of analysis and understanding to make that afterlife intellectually meaningful.

Scholars of Shakespeare's history plays, Shakespeare in performance, and fans of The Hollow Crown will all be drawn to this exploration of two marathon productions of Shakespearean histories. With an emphasis on details of the productions, the book explores their impact, still resonating as the performances themselves recede into history.

This Element demonstrates how Much Ado about Nothing models an understanding of the philosophy of Stoicism as performance, rather than as intellectual doctrine. It explores how a performative understanding lived on in one of the most influential texts of the era and ends with a sustained reading of Much Ado about Nothing to demonstrate how the play acts as a Stoic exercise.

This Element offers a first-person phenomenological history of watching productions of Shakespeare during the pandemic year of 2020. It explores how Shakespeare 'went viral' during the first lockdown of 2020.