Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
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Notes:

• This collection asks pressing questions about how and why we study performances of Renaissance drama, challenging prevailing views and suggesting new methodologies for the field. How does an emphasis on Shakespeare limit us? What can we learn from non-traditional theatre? Why should we rethink the value of studying what happens onstage? — Provided by publisher.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Part I: Working with the ephemeral — One piece at a time / R.Shaughnessy — Replaying early modern performances / W.N.West — Acts of seizure: a theatrical poetics of metonymy and metaphor / C.Cobb — Part II: Reconnecting literary criticism and performance analysis — Page and stage again: rethinking Renaissance character phenomenologically / A.J.Hartley — The spirit of ’76: original practices and revolutionary nostalgia / P.Menzer — Spreading the Shakespeare gospel: a rhetorical history of the academic theatre review / J.Lopez — Part iii: Resituating Shakespeare — Performance criticism without performance: the study of non-Shakespearean drama / G.Love — Performing relevance-relevant performances: Shakespeare, Jonson, Hitchcock / E.Smith — Shakespeare and our contemporaries / B.Escolme — ‘Ay, there’s the rub’: race and performance studies / A.Thompson — Performing the ‘live’: cinema, simulation, and the death of the real in Alex Cox’s Revengers’ tragedy / C.Lehmann.
• This collection asks pressing questions about how and why we study performances of Renaissance drama, challenging prevailing views and suggesting new methodologies for the field. How does an emphasis on Shakespeare limit us? What can we learn from non-traditional theatre? Why should we rethink the value of studying what happens onstage? — Provided by publisher.
• Part I: Working with the Ephemeral — One Piece at a Time / R.Shaughnessy — Replaying Early Modern Performances / W.N.West — Acts of Seizure: A Theatrical Poetics of Metonymy and Metaphor / C.Cobb — Part II: Reconnecting literary criticism and performance analysis — Page and Stage Again: Rethinking Renaissance Character Phenomenologically / A.J.Hartley — The Spirit of ’76: Original Practices and Revolutionary Nostalgia / P.Menzer — Spreading the Shakespeare Gospel: A Rhetorical History of the Academic Theatre Review / J.Lopez — Part III: Resituating Shakespeare — Performance Criticism Without Performance: The Study of Non-Shakespearean Drama / G.Love — Performing Relevance-Relevant Performances: Shakespeare, Jonson, Hitchcock / E.Smith — Shakespeare and Our Contemporaries / B.Escolme — ‘Ay, there’s the rub’: Race and Performance Studies / A.Thompson — Performing the ‘Live’: Cinema, Simulation, and the Death of the Real in Alex Cox’s Revengers’ Tragedy / C.Lehmann.

Subjects:

• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 — Dramatic production.
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 — Stage history.
• Theater — Production and direction.
• English drama — Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600.

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