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In this lively study of both modern film and stage productions of Shakespeare, Samuel Crowl provides fascinating insights into the ways in which these productions have been influenced by one another as well as by contemporary developments in critical approaches to Shakespeare’s plays.

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Shakespeare Observed appears at exactly the right moment in history to describe the remarkable innovations in Shakespearean performance during the last decades of the twentieth century; it belongs in the library of anyone interested in the progression of the Shakespearean text from page to stage to screen. -- Kenneth S. Rothwell, University of Vermont
“It is a generous-spirited and eloquent discussion of some of the major developments in Shakespearean production since 1960. -- John Andrews, The Guild Shakespeare
The whole piece is suffused with perception and clarity. -- Peter Hall, The Peter Hall Company

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      Publisher: Ohio University Press
      Publication Date: 01/01/2000
      ISBN13: 9780821410646, 978-0821410646
      ISBN10: 0821410644
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      Film history, theory or criticism

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this lively study of both modern film and stage productions of Shakespeare, Samuel Crowl provides fascinating insights into the ways in which these productions have been influenced by one another as well as by contemporary developments in critical approaches to Shakespeare’s plays.

      Trade Review
      Shakespeare Observed appears at exactly the right moment in history to describe the remarkable innovations in Shakespearean performance during the last decades of the twentieth century; it belongs in the library of anyone interested in the progression of the Shakespearean text from page to stage to screen. -- Kenneth S. Rothwell, University of Vermont
      “It is a generous-spirited and eloquent discussion of some of the major developments in Shakespearean production since 1960. -- John Andrews, The Guild Shakespeare
      The whole piece is suffused with perception and clarity. -- Peter Hall, The Peter Hall Company

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