TAMING OF THE SHREW, THE(ISBN=9780812969290)pdf/txt下载_在线阅读全文

内容简介

Eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide a fresh new edition of this scathing account of manners and matrimony—along with more than a hundred pages of exclusive features, including:
    ? an original Introduction to The Taming of the Shrew
    ? incisive scene-by-scene synopsis and analysis with vital facts about the work
    ? commentary on past and current productions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, and designers
    ? photographs of key RSC productions
    ? an overview of Shakespeare’s theatrical career and chronology of his plays
    Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers, these modern and accessible editions from the Royal Shakespeare Company set a new standard in Shakespearean literature for the twenty-first century.

作者简介

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in April1564, and his birth is traditionally celebrated on April 23. Thefacts of his life, known from surviving documents, are sparse. Hewas one of eight children born to John Shakespeare, a merchant ofsome standing in his community. William probably went to the King’sNew School in Stratford, but he had no university education. InNovember 1582, at the age of eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway,eight years his senior, who was pregnant with their first child,Susanna. She was born on May 26, 1583. Twins, a boy, Hamnet ( whowould die at age eleven), and a girl, Judith, were born in 1585. By1592 Shakespeare had gone to London working as an actor and alreadyknown as a playwright. A rival dramatist, Robert Greene, referredto him as “an upstart crow, beautified with our feathers.”Shakespeare became a principal shareholder and playwright of thesuccessful acting troupe, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men (later underJames I, called the King’ s Men). In 1599 the Lord Chamberlain’sMen built and occupied the Globe Theater in Southwark near theThames River. Here many of Shakespeare’s plays were performed bythe most famous actors of his time, including Richard Burbage, WillKempe, and Robert Armin. In addition to his 37 plays, Shakespearehad a hand in others, including Sir Thomas More and TheTwo Noble Kinsmen, and he wrote poems, including Venus andAdonis and The Rape of Lucrece. His 154 sonnets werepublished, probably without his authorization, in 1609. In 1611 or1612 he gave up his lodgings in London and devoted more and moretime to retirement in Stratford, though he continued writing suchplays as The Tempest and Henry VII until about 1613.He died on April 23 1616, and was buried in Holy Trinity Church,Stratford. No collected edition of his plays was published duringhis life-time, but in 1623 two members of his acting company, JohnHeminges and Henry Condell, put together the great collection nowcalled the First Folio.

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in April
1564, and his birth is traditionally celebrated on April 23. The
facts of his life, known from surviving documents, are sparse. He
was one of eight children born to John Shakespeare, a merchant of
some standing in his community. William probably went to the King’s
New School in Stratford, but he had no university education. In
November 1582, at the age of eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway,
eight years his senior, who was pregnant with their first child,
Susanna. She was born on May 26, 1583. Twins, a boy, Hamnet ( who
would die at age eleven), and a girl, Judith, were born in 1585. By
1592 Shakespeare had gone to London working as an actor and already
known as a playwright. A rival dramatist, Robert Greene, referred
to him as “an upstart crow, beautified with our feathers.”
Shakespeare became a principal shareholder and playwright of the
successful acting troupe, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men (later under
James I, called the King’ s Men). In 1599 the Lord Chamberlain’s
Men built and occupied the Globe Theater in Southwark near the
Thames River. Here many of Shakespeare’s plays were performed by
the most famous actors of his time, including Richard Burbage, Will
Kempe, and Robert Armin. In addition to his 37 plays, Shakespeare
had a hand in others, including Sir Thomas More and The
Two Noble Kinsmen, and he wrote poems, including Venus and
Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece. His 154 sonnets were
published, probably without his authorization, in 1609. In 1611 or
1612 he gave up his lodgings in London and devoted more and more
time to retirement in Stratford, though he continued writing such
plays as The Tempest and Henry VII until about 1613.
He died on April 23 1616, and was buried in Holy Trinity Church,
Stratford. No collected edition of his plays was published during
his life-time, but in 1623 two members of his acting company, John
Heminges and Henry Condell, put together the great collection now
called the First Folio.

显示全部信息

目　　录

Introduction
The "Taming" and the "Shrew"
The Critics Debate
About the Text
Key Facts
The Taming of the Shrew
Textual Notes
Additional Sly Scenes and Kate's Submission Speech
from The Taming of a Shrew (1594)
Scene-by-Scene Analysis
The Taming of the Shrew in Performance:
The RSC and Beyond
Four Centuries of The Shrew: An Overview
At the RSC

显示全部信息

TAMING OF THE SHREW, THE(ISBN=9780812969290)

发布书评

相关图书推荐