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  Titus Andronicus and Timon of Athens: Two Classical Plays (The RSC Shakespeare) (Paperback) By (author) William Shakespeare, Edited by Jonathan Bate, Edited by Eric Rasmussen

  

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  Short Description for Titus Andronicus and Timon of AthensA fresh edition of two of Shakespeare's classical plays, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with acclaimed directors Gregory Doran and Yukio Ninagawa, and the actor Michael Pennington, looks at specific productions in each of the plays' histories, and includes introductions by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate.
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  • Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
  • Published: 01 August 2011
  • Format: Paperback 312 pages
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  • Categories: Theatre Studies | Theatre Direction & Production | Shakespeare Plays | Shakespeare Studies & Criticism
  • ISBN 13: 9780230300941 ISBN 10: 0230300944
  • Sales rank: 139,002

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Full description for Titus Andronicus and Timon of Athens

• From the Royal Shakespeare Company -- a fresh new edition of two of Shakespeare's classical plays This book includes: * Illuminating introductions to Titus Andronicus and Timon of Athens by award-winning scholar Jonathan Bate * The two plays -- with clear explanatory notes on each page * Helpful scene-by-scene analyses and key facts about both plays * An introduction to Shakespeare's career and the Elizabethan theatre * Rich explorations of approaches to staging both plays featuring photographs of key productions of each The most enjoyable way to understand a Shakespeare play is to see it or participate in it. This book presents a historical overview of two of Shakespeare's classical plays Titus Andronicus and Timon of Athens in performance, recommends film versions, takes a detailed look at specific productions and includes interviews with three leading Directors -- Gregory Doran, Yukio Ninagawa and Michael Pennington -- so that we may get a sense of the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are possible - a variety that gives Shakespeare his unique capacity to be reinvented and made 'our contemporary' four centuries after his death.