King LearBristol Classical Press, 1987 - 247 pages |
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... performance , their history , the theatrical , social and cultural reasons for their having been framed in different ways at different times , are a major study which cannot adequately be pursued in the interstices of editions primarily ...
... performance , their history , the theatrical , social and cultural reasons for their having been framed in different ways at different times , are a major study which cannot adequately be pursued in the interstices of editions primarily ...
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... performance was nevertheless a vital contribution to the re - shaping of the play . His style was one of great subjective intensity . His early performances dispensed with the dignified and majestic Lear whose life had been artificially ...
... performance was nevertheless a vital contribution to the re - shaping of the play . His style was one of great subjective intensity . His early performances dispensed with the dignified and majestic Lear whose life had been artificially ...
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... performance within its historical and social context . The Plays in Performance series addresses these questions . ⚫ A detailed commentary describes performances moment by moment - how important scenes have been handled and how ...
... performance within its historical and social context . The Plays in Performance series addresses these questions . ⚫ A detailed commentary describes performances moment by moment - how important scenes have been handled and how ...
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