The Roar of the Canon: Kott and Marowitz on Shakespeare

The Roar of the Canon: Kott and Marowitz on Shakespeare

by Charles Marowitz (Author), RobertBrustein (Preface), JanKott (Author)

Synopsis

An innovative director and a dazzling classicist bring complementary viewpoints to bear as they delve into the collected works, illuminating the constantly changing nature and philosophic nuances of the various plays. The book's centrepiece consists of insights on such plays as Othello, Romeo and Juliet, Troilus and Cressida and Measure for Measure. They reveal the ideas behind Shakespeare's plays and the process of bringing them alive before an audience, and present no-holds barred discussion on such subjects as The Shakespeare Industry. The Boundaries of Interpretation, Dramaturgy and more.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Publisher: Applause Theatre Book Publishers,U.S.
Published: 15 Jan 2002

ISBN 10: 1557834741
ISBN 13: 9781557834744

Media Reviews
* Marowitz is cited as A fearless experimentalist who possesses all the gifts and techniques of a master naturalist. I know no one else like him -Irving Wardle, former critic of the Times and Independent * Koff is the best guide I know to theatrical innovators... -Philip Roth