The Lost Garden: A View of Shakespeare's English and Roman History Plays

The lost garden: A view of Shakespeare's English and Roman history plays

Wilders, John

Literature & Fiction

Macmillan

Format Paperback Subject Literary Collections Publisher Macmillan

Dramas & Plays

Palgrave HE UK

New Prefaces to Shakespeare

Blackwell*publishers

It took the BBC and PBS seven years to complete their historic television production of every single one of William Shakespeare's 37 plays. Supervising their literary background was John Wilders, who then wrote prefaces for the edition of the plays, published with the series. These are brought together in this volume, introductions to the plays specifically written for the modern theatregoer and playreader. It should also be of use for anyone wanting a feel for a particular play, an idea of its principal themes, or just an understanding of what lies in store when encountering the well-known - and the considerably less well-known - plays of William Shakespeare. The prefaces are designed to stand on their own, to be read and referred to in their own right. Their aim is to provide consistent accounts of all the plays, avoiding esoteric quibbling on the one hand, and mere plot synopsis on the other.

Literary

Blackwell Pub.

Much Ado About Nothing

Northcote House Publishers Ltd

As You Like It, Shakespeare's most lighthearted comedy and one of the best-loved and most performed of all his plays, was probably written in 1599 or 1600, though it was not printed until the First Folio of 1623. As its witty heroine is Shakespeare's longest female role, the play's performance history is marked by notable Rosalinds, from Hannah Pritchard and Margaret Woffington (giving rival performances in 1741), to Helen Faucit, Ada Rehan, Peggy Ashcroft, Katharine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave, Ronald Pickup (in an all-male production of 1967), Juliet Stevenson, and many others.

As You Like It (BBC TV Shakespeare)

Alexander, Peter

Shakespeare., William

Wh Smith Pub

Shakespeare's drama of court intrigue and ceremony is presented in the Alexander text with still photographs and commentary from the BBC production directed by Kevin Billington

Henry VIII (BBC TV Shakespeare)

Presents Shakespeare's urban drama of crime and justice from the Peter Alexander text with production notes and photographs from the BBC television film

Measure for Measure (BBC TV Shakespeare)

Presents Shakespeare's history play from the Peter Alexander text with production notes and photographs from the BBC television film

King Richard II (BBC TV Shakespeare)

Lost Garden: A View of Shakespeare's English and Roman History Plays

Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc

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