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Through a study of ten modern stage and screen productions of 'King Lear', this book examines the way performance and interpretation are bound together, and shows how different performances have illuminated the contradictions in this play. The updated second edition has new chapters on Ian Holm's television performance, and Akira Kurosawa's 'Ran'.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
1. Problems and choices
2. John Gielgud and Harley Granville Barker
3. Peter Brook and Paul Scofield
4. Robin Philips and Peter Ustinov
5. Adrian Noble, Michael Gambon and Anthony Sher
6. Grigori Kozintsev
7. Peter Brook
8. Jonathan Miller and Michael Hordern
9. Laurence Olivier
10. Ian Holm and Richard Eyre
11. Cross-cultural dialogue: Akira Kurosawa's 'Ran'
12. Conclusion
Appendix
Bibliography

King Lear Shakespeare in Performance Second

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 26/08/2004
      ISBN13: 9780719062254, 978-0719062254
      ISBN10: 071906225X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Through a study of ten modern stage and screen productions of 'King Lear', this book examines the way performance and interpretation are bound together, and shows how different performances have illuminated the contradictions in this play. The updated second edition has new chapters on Ian Holm's television performance, and Akira Kurosawa's 'Ran'.

      Table of Contents

      List of Illustrations
      1. Problems and choices
      2. John Gielgud and Harley Granville Barker
      3. Peter Brook and Paul Scofield
      4. Robin Philips and Peter Ustinov
      5. Adrian Noble, Michael Gambon and Anthony Sher
      6. Grigori Kozintsev
      7. Peter Brook
      8. Jonathan Miller and Michael Hordern
      9. Laurence Olivier
      10. Ian Holm and Richard Eyre
      11. Cross-cultural dialogue: Akira Kurosawa's 'Ran'
      12. Conclusion
      Appendix
      Bibliography

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