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Dominique Goy-Blanquet
This collection of essays, updated for the English language edition, follows Joan of Arc in the Western consciousness, throughout the chain of texts, fictions, comments, from the time of her…
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This is a guide to the birthplace of Shakespearean theatre. Performance spaces, ideological, political, and sociological contexts, literary entourage and inspirations, historical sources, plots and characters, critical history, and stage…
The phrase 'Jus Uncommon' summarizes England's claim to independence from Europe, a claim supported by its unique legal system and Elizabethan theatre, and their strong interconnexion. Elizabethan tragedy begins at…
Dominique Goy-Blanquet (University of Picardie, France)
Patrice Chereau (1944 - 2013) was one of France’s leading directors in the theatre and on film and a major influence on Shakespearean performance. He is internationally known for memorable…
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Dominique Goy-Blanquet (Professor of Elizabethan Theatre, University of Picardie)
In this study, Dominique Goy-Blanquet provides a comparison of the Henry VI plays and Richard III with their sources, demonstrating how Shakespeare was able to meet not only the ideological…
Dominique Goy-Blanquet (University of Picardie)
This work traces the history of the religious and political conflicts that marked the emergence and evolution of the English legal system, the conquest of its autonomy, the reversals of…
Migrating Shakespeare is the first comparative study of inaugurative cultural and national encounters with Shakespeare, enabling a view of how in migration his plays have been variously instrumentalized, adopted and…
Cary DiPietro
A comprehensive analysis of the most important Shakespearean critics, editors, actors and directors. It offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation…
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