Orson Welles on Shakespeare
the W.P.A. and Mercury Theatre playscripts
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Author
Contributions
- France, Richard, 1938- - Contributor
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. - Contributor
- Welles, Orson, 1915- - Contributor
Publication
2001 - Routledge, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
74,250 words, Guess
Page Count
297 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveorsonwellesonsha0000well
- ISBN-100415937264
- ISBN-139780415937269
- Goodreads1360768
- LibraryThing2269653
and 5 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2001019927
- OCLC Control Number841172080
- OCLC Control Number46777402
- Better World Books9780415937269
- Open LibraryOL3941815M
Classifications
- DDC792/.09747/109043
- LCCPR2877 .W45 2001
- LCCPR2877.W45 2001
and 1 more
- LCCPR2877 .W45 2001eb
Description
"Orson Welles's theatrical productions of Shakespearean plays for the W.P.A.'s Federal Theatre Project and Welles's own Mercury Theatre represent a unique blending of high art and the politicized popular culture of the 1930s. This volume is the only publication available of the fully annotated playscripts of these adaptations - the "Voodoo" Macbeth, the modern-dress Julius Caesar, and Welles's compilation of the history plays, Five Kings. Richard Frances' general introduction provides invaluable background information that relates the three plays and their productions to the contemporary social, historical, political, and economic climate from which they emerged. Additionally, each script is presented with relevant information on the productions, interview material from those on the scene, and Welles's own directorial marginalia."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects
Topics
Times
Genres
- Adaptations
Other Editions
- Orson Welles on Shakespeare: the W.P.A. and Mercury Theatre playscripts
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