A.C. Buehler Library: THE 350 Play Analysis: Finding Books & Media

Potentially Helpful Sources (Fall 2024)

A Companion to Shakespeare and Performance by Barbara Hodgdon (Editor); W. B. Worthen (Editor)
Call Number: 822.33 DC737H
ISBN: 1280237260
Publication Date: 2008
"A Companion to Shakespeare and Performance" provides a state-of-the-art engagement with the rapidly developing field of Shakespeare performance studies.
Hamlet: a Critical Reader by Ann Thompson (Editor); Neil Taylor (Editor)
ISBN: 1472571398
Publication Date: 2016
Hamlet remains the most-studied of all Shakespeare's great tragedies. This collection of newly-commissioned essays gives readers an overview of past critical views of the play as well as new writing about the play from today's leading scholars. The range of perspectives offered makes the book an invaluable companion to anyone studying the play at an advanced level. The final chapter on learning and teaching resources is particularly useful as a guide for further study.
Hamlet and the Vision of Darkness by Rhodri Lewis
Call Number: 822.33 S8L675H
ISBN: 9780691166841
Publication Date: 2017
Hamlet and the Vision of Darkness is a radical new interpretation of the most famous play in the English language. By exploring Shakespeare's engagements with the humanist traditions of early modern England and Europe, Rhodri Lewis reveals a Hamlet unseen for centuries: an innovative, coherent, and exhilaratingly bleak tragedy in which the governing ideologies of Shakespeare's age are scrupulously upended.
Performing Hamlet by Jonathan Croall
ISBN: 1350030740
Publication Date: 2018-
Hamlet is arguably the most famous play on the planet, and the greatest of all Shakespeare's works. Its rich story and complex leading role have provoked intense debate and myriad interpretations. To play such a uniquely multi-faceted character as Hamlet represents the supreme challenge for a young actor. Performing Hamlet contains Jonathan Croall's revealing in-depth interviews with five distinguished actors who have played the Prince this century. Many other productions are described.
The Problem of Theatrical Autonomy by Quirijn Lennert van den Hoogen; Louise Ejgod Hansen; Joshua Edelman
ISBN: 9462980799
Publication Date: 2016
This book explores the phenomenon of theatre as simultaneously distinct from and yet connected to society as a whole. Combining theoretical reflections with materials from European case studies, the authors offer intriguing new methods for the sociological study of theatre while contributing equally to theatre and performance studies.
Shakespeare's Theatre by Hugh Macrae Richmond
ISBN: 0826456405
Publication Date: 2003
Coverage includes the practices of Elizabethan actors and script writers: methods of characterization; gesture, blocking and choreography, including music, dance and fighting; actors' rhetorical interaction with audiences; and use of costumes, stage props and make-up.

Look at the series "Shakespeare in the Theatre" in Bluejay Search, which looks at different directors from the Globe Theatre.

Other search combinations to try:

Theater society Shakespeare
Theater architecture Shakespeare
Hamlet criticism and interpretation
Theatrical companies England history

Folger Shakespeare Library
Resources on Shakespeare's plays, his time, the Globe Theatre, and more.
Streaming Shakespeare Plays at the Globe Theatre
Subscibe so you get notices of the premieres.
Shakespedia
from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Streaming Video Sources

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