Overview
Shakespeare, Trauma and Contemporary Performance examines how contemporary performances of Shakespeareās texts on stage and screen engage with violent events and histories. The book attempts to account for ā but not to rationalize ā the ongoing and pernicious effects of various forms of violence as they have emerged in selected contemporary performances of Shakespeareās texts, especially as that violence relates to apartheid, colonization, racism, homophobia and war. Through a series of wide-ranging case studies, which are informed by debates in Shakespeare, trauma and performance studies and developed from extensive archival research, the book examines how performances and their documentary traces work variously to memorialize, remember and witness violent events and histories. In the process, Silverstone considers the ethical and political implications of attempts to represent trauma in performance, especially in relation to performing, spectatorship and community formation. Ranging from the mainstream to the fringe, key performances discussed include Gregory Doranās Titus Andronicus (1995) for Johannesburgās Market Theatre; Don C. Selwynās New Zealand-made film, The Maori Merchant of Venice (2001); Philip Osmentās appropriation of The Tempest in This Islandās Mine for Londonās Gay Sweatshop (1988); and Nicholas Hytnerās Henry V (2003) for the National Theatre in London.
This book title, Shakespeare, Trauma and Contemporary Performance, ISBN: 9781138809123, by Catherine Silverstone, published by Taylor & Francis (July 3, 2014) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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