Moliere: Don Juan Hardback
by David (Lancaster University) Whitton
Part of the Plays in Production series
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Few plays have generated more controversy or had a more extraordinary performance history than Moliere's Don Juan.
David Whitton's study examines ways in which this enigmatic masterpiece has been interpreted in performance through the vision of different directors and in a variety of cultural and social contexts ranging from pre-revolutionary St Petersburg to post-revolutionary Prague.
In a series of critical studies, key productions are reconstructed using prompt books, production notes, photographs, contemporary reviews, memoirs and the author's own experience as a spectator.
Among the interpretations discussed are those of Meyerhold, Brecht, Ingmar Bergman, Jouvet, and Chereau.
Each of these productions, in addition to shedding new light on a familiar text, is a theatrical landmark in its own right.
The book is illustrated with numerous photographs and contains a geographical-chronological table of productions.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:222 pages, 20 Halftones, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:27/04/1995
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- ISBN:9780521432962
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:222 pages, 20 Halftones, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:27/04/1995
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521432962
