{"product_id":"shakespeare-and-ecoperformance-history-9780367474218","title":"Shakespeare and EcoPerformance History","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeismic shifts in the theatrical meanings of \u003cem\u003eThe Merry Wives of Windsor\u003c\/em\u003e have taken place across the centuries as Shakespeare's frequently performed play has relocated to Windsor across the world, journeying along the production\/adaptation\/appropriation continuum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis (eco-)performance history of Shakespeare's \u003cem\u003eThe Merry Wives of Windsor\u003c\/em\u003e not only offers the first in-depth analysis of the play in production, with a particular focus on the representation of merry women, but also utilises the comedy's forest-aware dramaturgy to explore Mistress Page's concept of being frugal in my mirth' in relation to sustainable theatre practices. Herne's Oak  the fictitious tree in Windsor Forest where everyone meets in the final scene of the play  is utilised to enable a maverick but ecologically based reframing of the productions of \u003cem\u003eMerry Wives\u003c\/em\u003e analysed here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study engages with gender, physical comedy, and cultural relocations of Windsor across the world\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52083936723287,"sku":"9780367474218","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367474218.jpg?v=1762204413","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/shakespeare-and-ecoperformance-history-9780367474218","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}