Colorblind Shakespeare : New Perspectives on Race and Performance

Name: Colorblind Shakespeare
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
SKU: 9780415978026
Price: 9850 KES
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ISBN: 9780415978026

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 0415978025

ISBN-13 9780415978026

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

Imprint Routledge

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Sep 12th, 2006

Print length 280 Pages

Weight 370 grams

Dimensions 22.80 x 15.20 x 1.60 cms

Product Classification: Literary studies: plays and playwrights Shakespeare studies & criticism

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This collection of fourteen original essays explores both the production history of colorblind casting in cultural terms and the theoretical implications of this practice for reading Shakespeare in a contemporary context.

The systematic practice of non-traditional or "colorblind" casting began with Joseph Papp''s New York Shakespeare Festival in the 1950s. Although colorblind casting has been practiced for half a century now, it still inspires vehement controversy and debate.
This collection of fourteen original essays explores both the production history of colorblind casting in cultural terms and the theoretical implications of this practice for reading Shakespeare in a contemporary context.

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