Shakespeare and Me: Great Writers, Actors and Directors on What the Bard Means to Them and Us
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Shakespeare and Me: Great Writers, Actors and Directors on What the Bard Means to Them and Us
By (Author) Susannah Carson
Foreword by Prof. Harold Bloom
Oneworld Publications
Oneworld Publications
1st May 2016
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800
Literary studies: general
Theatre studies
822.33
Physical Properties
Paperback
528
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 30mm
Description
Why Shakespeare What explains our continued fascination with his poems and plays In Shakespeare and Me, Susannah Carson invites forty actors, directors, scholars, and writers to reflect on why his work is still such a vital part of our culture. We hear from James Earl Jones on reclaiming Othello as a tragic hero, Sir Ben Kingsley on communicating Shakespeare's ideas through performance, Julie Taymor on turning Prospero into Prospera, Brian Cox on social conflict in his time and ours, Germaine Greer on the playwright's home life, Dame Harriet Walter on the complexity of his heroines, and Sir Antony Sher on feeling at home in Shakespeare's language. Together they provide a fresh appreciation of Shakespeare's works as a living legacy to be read, seen, performed, adapted, revised, wrestled with, and embraced.
Reviews
'Lively... Thought-provoking... consistently stimulating read.' Starred review.
* Publishers Weekly *'All will find light and warmth, comfort and companionship in these glowing pages.'
* Kirkus Reviews *'A cornucopia of delights for lovers of the Bard'
* Booklist *Author Bio
Susannah Carson is an author and academic. She is editor of A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Authors on Why We Read Jane Austen.
