A Critical Edition of Two Modern Plays on the Dramatic Character of Sir John Falstaff
"Chimes at Midnight" by Orson Welles, and the "Knight of the Moon, or Sir John Falstaff" by Fernand Crommelynck
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2007
Edwin Mellen Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7734-5565-8 (ISBN)
Edwin Mellen Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7734-5565-8 (ISBN)
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Focuses on a literary figure, Shakespeare's Falstaff, who has taken on a life independent of the plays in which he first appeared. This book includes the highlights of Falstaff's "career" which are works by two major artistic figures of the 20th century: Fernand Crommelynck (1886-1970) and Orson Welles (1915-1985).
This book focuses on a literary figure, Shakespeare's Falstaff, who has taken on a life independent of the plays in which he first appeared. The highlights of Falstaff's "career," included in this collection, are works by two major artistic figures of the 20th century: Fernand Crommelynck (1886-1970) and Orson Welles (1915-1985). Each of the Falstaff plays in this volume is preceded by a preface, and the anthology as a whole is framed by an historical introduction and a comprehensive critical bibliography.
This book focuses on a literary figure, Shakespeare's Falstaff, who has taken on a life independent of the plays in which he first appeared. The highlights of Falstaff's "career," included in this collection, are works by two major artistic figures of the 20th century: Fernand Crommelynck (1886-1970) and Orson Welles (1915-1985). Each of the Falstaff plays in this volume is preceded by a preface, and the anthology as a whole is framed by an historical introduction and a comprehensive critical bibliography.
Bert Cardullo is Professor of American Culture and Literature at Ege University.
Preface by J.L. Simmons; 1. Critical Introduction: Falstaff's Dramatic Character; 2. The Falstaffian Universe of Fernand Crommelynck; 3. The Knight of the Moon, or Sir John Falstaff, by Fernand Crommelynck (1954); 4. When Titans Meet: Orson Welles and Falstaff; 5. Chimes at Midnight, by Orson Welles (1960); 6. Creative Bibliography; 7. Critical Bibliography; Afterword by Professor Stephen M. Buhler; Index.
| Verlagsort | New York |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 150 x 230 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7734-5565-5 / 0773455655 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7734-5565-8 / 9780773455658 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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