Evoking and Forgetting Shakespeare (Dramatic Contexts)
by Peter Brook
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Author: Peter BrookEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-04-01
ISBN: 1559362219
Number of pages: 64
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
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Book Review: Brevity is the soul of wit in this excellent book.
Summary: 4 Stars
Appearing almost simultaneously with Harold Bloom's magnum opus, Peter Brook's 40 page account of Shakespeare's continued importance to contemporary readers, audiences and performers could not be more different to Bloom's ludicrous "Shakespeare. The Invention of the Human." Adapted from a lecture given in Berlin last year (and featuring a transcript of some of his audience's questions), "Evoking Shakespeare" is permeated with the wit, intellect and understanding that has contributed to Brook's standing as one of the greatest of the theatre's Shakespeare interpreters. Committed primarily to considering why Shakespeare retains his relevance when so many other writings have failed to, this is a book that is keen to avoid reductionism and trite "solutions". Instead, Brook suggests that an appreciation of the levels of meaning, the refusal to claim single allegiances and an ability to shift his perspectives constantly is key to understanding Shakespeare's genius and continued domination of our theatrical (and literary) tradition. It's an hour's read at most, but the reward of reading it is disproportianately great.
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