Synopses & Reviews
This study examines the profound changes that 20th-century performance has wrought on Shakespeare's complex drama of war and politics. What was accepted at the turn of the century as a patriotic celebration of a national hero has emerged in the modern theater as a dark and troubling analysis of the causes and costs of war. This book details the theatrical innovations and political insights that have turned one of Shakespeare's most tradition-bound plays into one of his most popular and provocative.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-175) and index.
About the Author
James Loehlin is Associate Professor of English, University of Austin at Texas.
Table of Contents
This Star of England: Laurence Olivier (1944) * We Band of Brothers: Terry Hands (1975) * Flat Unraised Spirits: BBC-TV (1979) * Rainy Marching in the Painful Field: Adrian Noble (1984) * These English Monsters: Michael Bogdanov (1987) * Let There Be Sung “Non Nobis”: Kenneth Branagh * Wish Not a Man from England: Henry V Outside the UK