Dimensions
129 x 198 x 29mm
In art and advertising, psychology and politics, opera and cinema, John O'Connor examines how ten of Shakespeare's most famous characters have lived on outside the First Folio.
Each chapter offers a cultural biography of a well-known character, ranging from Romeo to Richard the Third. John O'Connor provides an original perspective, examining their role in the play, their history in performance and their intriguingly kaleidoscopic life in the popular consciousness. Episodes from the character's performance history show how audience perceptions have changed through the centuries; and a broader viewpoint reveals the new and often unlikely afterlives that the character has enjoyed in a wide variety of cultural fields.
Featuring interviews with experienced actors and directors including Derek Jacobi, Sinead Cusack, Mark Rylance and others this book is for 'the great Variety of Readers' who enjoy their Shakespeare and are intrigued by the seemingly endless capacity of his characters for reinvention and reincarnation.
