Adaptations of Shakespeare: An Anthology of Plays from the 17th Century to the Present

by Daniel Fischlin (Editor), Mark Fortier (Editor)

• New

  Hardcover
  2000

  $158.29

  Shakespeare's plays have been adapted or rewritten in various, often surprising, ways since the seventeenth century. This groundbreaking anthology brings together twelve theatrical adaptations of Shakespeares work from around the world and across the centuries. The plays include
  The Woman's Prize or the Tamer Tamed John Fletcher
  The History of King Lear Nahum Tate
  King Stephen: A Fragment of a Tragedy John Keats
  The Public (El P(blico) Federico Garcia Lorca
  The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Bertolt Brecht
  uMabatha Welcome Msomi
  Measure for Measure Charles Marowitz
  Hamletmachine Heiner Muller
  Lears Daughters The Womens Theatre Group & Elaine Feinstein
  Desdemona: A Play About a Handkerchief Paula Vogel
  This Islands Mine Philip Osment
  Harlem Duet Djanet Sears
  Each play is introduced by a concise, informative introduction with suggestions for further reading. The collection is prefaced by a detailed General Introduction, which offers an invaluable examination of issues related to