Shakespeare and Costume in Practice

by Bridget Escolme

Book Overview

What is the role of costume in Shakespeare production? Shakespeare and Costume in Practice argues that costume design choices are central not only to the creation of period setting and the actor's work on character, but to the cultural, political, and psychological meanings that the theatre makes of Shakespeare. The book explores questions about what the first Hamlet looked like in his mourning cloak; how costumes for a Shakespeare...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030571483
• ISBN13: 9783030571481
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"