Shakespeare Alive!
America's Foremost Theater Producer Brings Shakespeare's England to Life
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- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
31 March 1999
Summary
From Joseph Papp, America’s foremost theater producer, and writer Elizabeth Kirkland—a captivating tour through the world of William Shakespeare.
Discover the London of Shakespeare’s time, a fascinating place to be—full of mayhem and magic, exploration and exploitation, courtiers and foreigners. Stroll through narrow, winding streets crowded with merchants and minstrels, hoist a pint in a rowdy alehouse, and hurry across the river to the open-air Globe Theater to see the latest play w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780553270815 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0553270818 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Kirkland, Joseph Papp |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Bantam Books Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 1999 |
| Weight: | 130g |
| Dimensions: | 171mm x 106mm x 16mm |
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About The Author
Elizabeth Kirkland
Joseph Papp (1921-1991) was an American theatrical producer and director. Papp founded the New York Shakespeare Festival in 1954 with the aim of making Shakespeare’s works accessible to the public. He established the Public Theater in what had been the Astor Library Building in downtown New York. Upon Papp’s death, the Public Theater was renamed the Joseph Papp Public Theater.
Elizabeth Kirkland is an author, lecturer, and Biblical scholar. She holds degrees from Harvard, Oxford, and Yale Divinity School. She is the co-author, with Joseph Papp, of Shakespeare Alive!-America’s Foremost Theater Producer Brings Shakespeare’s England to Life.
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