Ben Jonson and theatre : performance, practice, and theory / [edited by] Richard Cave, Elizabeth Schafer, Brian Woolland.
This collection of essays examines the Jonson canon from the viewpoint of the theatre practitioner. Bridging the divide between theory & practice it shows how his drama operates in performance and includes discussion with practitioners.
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| Alternate Title: | Ben Jonson and theater |
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| Online Access: | Electronic book from EBSCO |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | London ; New York : Routledge, 1999. |
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Table of Contents:
- Who is Lovewit? What is he? / Andrew Gurr
- Script and performance ; Visualizing Jonson's text ; Designing for Jonson's plays ; Acting in Jonson-- a conversation with John Nettles and Simon Russell-Beale ; Directing Jonson / Richard Cave
- First encounters / Brian Woolland
- Jonson as Shakespeare's Other / Mick Jardine
- Contradictions ; Gift of silence / Brian Woolland
- Daughters of Ben / Elizabeth Schafer
- 'Twill fit the players yet' : women and theatre in Jonson's late plays / Julie Sanders
- Jonson down under : an Australian Alchemist / Elizabeth Schafer.