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Author:   Peter Lichtenfels ,  Josy Miller ,  Roberta Barker ,  Yu Jin Ko
Publisher:   Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Imprint:   Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.422kg
ISBN:  

9781683931706

ISBN 10:   168393170
Pages:   148
Publication Date:   15 October 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Josy Miller Part 1 Realism and Shakespearean Character 1 The Trouble with Bertram: Experiencing Stanislavsky in All's Well That Ends Well Roberta Barker and Kim Solga 2 Shakespearean Character at the Fin du Siecle Peter Kanelos 3 Violence and Consensual Imagination in A Midsummer Night's Dream Yu Jin Ko Part 2 Shakespearean Realism(s) and the Audience 4 Never, Never, Never, Never, Never : On Shakespearean Realism and the Question of Empathy Josy Miller 5 Allo-Realism and Intensive-Extensive Shakespeares: Transversal Theater Company's Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Titus Andronicus Sam Kolodezh & Bryan Reynolds 6 Directing Realism Peter Lichtenfels Appendix A. Theatre, Now: A Midsummer Night's Dream for Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center Works Cited Index About the Contributors About the Editors

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In her introduction to this brief but fascinating volume, Miller (California Arts Council) writes that the purpose of the book is to examine how contemporary practitioners have utilized Shakespearean play texts in ways that illuminate aspects of how realism as a style is currently being fashioned and how and why Shakespeare's texts are particularly potent vehicles for that fashioning. The volume is intentionally neither comprehensive nor cohesive; rather it is meant to serve as a starting point for discussion of the intersections of Shakespeare in contemporary performance and realism as genre. The first essay explores the implications of imposing emotional realism on the heroes of the problem plays. The other five essays consider historic productions of Shakespeare during the period that spawned realism and transformed understanding of character; realism and Midsummer Night's Dream; how King Lear uses realism to create empathy in an audience; and allo-realism in three tragedies (Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Titus Andronicus). The book certainly meets its objective of serving as a conversation starter. It also succinctly identifies places where Shakespeare and realism collide to mutual benefit. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty, professionals. * CHOICE *

Author Information

Peter Lichtenfels is a professor in the Theatre and Dance Department at University of California, Davis. He teaches in the undergraduate, MFA in dramatic arts, and PhD performance studies programs. Josy Miller is arts education programs specialist for the California Arts Council. A theater director and scholar, she received her PhD in performance studies from the University of California, Davis.

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