Shakespeare In Elizabethan Costume

Author : Ella Hawkins
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-19
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781350234444

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Shakespeare in Elizabethan Costume by Ella Hawkins Pdf

The meanings originally communicated by Elizabethan and Jacobean dress have long been confined to history. Why, then, have doublets, hose, ruffs and farthingales featured in many Shakespeare productions staged since the turn of the 21st century? This book scrutinizes the popular practice of costuming Shakespeare's plays in Elizabethan and Jacobean dress. It considers why this approach to design appeals to contemporary directors, designers and audiences, and how it has shaped the meaning of Shakespeare's works in specific performance contexts. Informed by original interviews with several prominent theatre practitioners, including Emma Rice, Gregory Doran, Jenny Tiramani, Simon Godwin, Stephen Brimson Lewis and Tom Piper, Shakespeare in Elizabethan Costume explores how various 21st-century Shakespeare productions have drawn on myths and desires associated with early modern clothing. Its discussions range from the practicalities of historical reconstruction to the appeal of early modern sartorial culture as an embodiment of wonder, spectacle and the supernatural. Productions discussed include Shakespeare's Globe's production of Henry V (1997), the National Theatre's Twelfth Night (2017) and the Royal Shakespeare Company's The Tempest (2016). Ella Hawkins examines the minutiae of modern design -- how seams are sewn, whence fabrics are sourced -- as well as the widespread cultural movements that have produced our modern relationship with the period of Shakespeare's lifetime. This is the first book to explore fully the significance of Elizabethan-inspired design in contemporary Shakespearean performance. Shakespeare in Elizabethan Costume reframes so-called 'period' costuming as a dynamic collection of practices capable of refashioning textual meanings, reflecting present-day political and societal shifts and confronting contemporary injustices.

Author : Jean MacIntyre
Publisher : University of Alberta
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0888642261

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Costumes and Scripts in the Elizabethan Theatres by Jean MacIntyre Pdf

The scripts of the Admiral's Men (later Prince Henry's Men), the Chamberlain's Men (later the King's Men) boy actors and Worcester's/Queen Anne's Men are examined in detail to document the differing costume practices of these companies, especially the ways in which in their earlier days they reconciled visual splendor with the greatest possible economy.

Author : Patricia Lennox,Bella Mirabella
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781472532459

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Shakespeare and Costume by Patricia Lennox,Bella Mirabella Pdf

Inspired by new approaches in performance studies, theatre history, research in material culture and dress history, a rich discussion of the many aspects of costume in Shakespearean performance has begun. Shakespeare and Costume furthers this research, bringing together varied and stimulating essays by leading scholars that consider costume from literary, dramatic, design, performative and theatrical perspectives, as well as interviews with renowned theatre practitioners Jane Greenwood and Robert Morgan. The volume amply demonstrates how an analysis of the meaning of costume enriches our understanding of Shakespeare's plays. Beginning with an overview of the stage history of Shakespeare and costume, the volume looks at the historical context of clothing in the plays, considering topics such as royal self-fashioning, festive livery practices, and conceptions of race and gender exhibited in clothing choice, as well as costume in performance. Drawing on documentary evidence in designers' renderings, illustrations in periodicals, paintings, photographs, newspaper reviews and actors' memoirs, the volume also explores costume designs in specific Shakespeare productions from the re-opening of the London theatres in 1660 to the present day.

Author : Ella Hawkins
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-19
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781350234437

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Shakespeare in Elizabethan Costume by Ella Hawkins Pdf

The meanings originally communicated by Elizabethan and Jacobean dress have long been confined to history. Why, then, have doublets, hose, ruffs and farthingales featured in many Shakespeare productions staged since the turn of the 21st century? This book scrutinizes the popular practice of costuming Shakespeare's plays in Elizabethan and Jacobean dress. It considers why this approach to design appeals to contemporary directors, designers and audiences, and how it has shaped the meaning of Shakespeare's works in specific performance contexts. Informed by original interviews with several prominent theatre practitioners, including Emma Rice, Gregory Doran, Jenny Tiramani, Simon Godwin, Stephen Brimson Lewis and Tom Piper, Shakespeare in Elizabethan Costume explores how various 21st-century Shakespeare productions have drawn on myths and desires associated with early modern clothing. Its discussions range from the practicalities of historical reconstruction to the appeal of early modern sartorial culture as an embodiment of wonder, spectacle and the supernatural. Productions discussed include Shakespeare's Globe's production of Henry V (1997), the National Theatre's Twelfth Night (2017) and the Royal Shakespeare Company's The Tempest (2016). Ella Hawkins examines the minutiae of modern design -- how seams are sewn, whence fabrics are sourced -- as well as the widespread cultural movements that have produced our modern relationship with the period of Shakespeare's lifetime. This is the first book to explore fully the significance of Elizabethan-inspired design in contemporary Shakespearean performance. Shakespeare in Elizabethan Costume reframes so-called 'period' costuming as a dynamic collection of practices capable of refashioning textual meanings, reflecting present-day political and societal shifts and confronting contemporary injustices.

Author : Virginia A. LaMar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Clothing and dress
ISBN : PSU:000028103134

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English Dress in the Age of Shakespeare by Virginia A. LaMar Pdf

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1909
Category : Costume
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036455157

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Shakespeare and Stage Costume by Oscar Wilde Pdf

Author : Robert I. Lublin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-13
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781317159001

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Costuming the Shakespearean Stage by Robert I. Lublin Pdf

Although scholars have long considered the material conditions surrounding the production of early modern drama, until now, no book-length examination has sought to explain what was worn on the period's stages and, more importantly, how articles of apparel were understood when seen by contemporary audiences. Robert Lublin's new study considers royal proclamations, religious writings, paintings, woodcuts, plays, historical accounts, sermons, and legal documents to investigate what Shakespearean actors actually wore in production and what cultural information those costumes conveyed. Four of the chapters of Costuming the Shakespearean Stage address 'categories of seeing': visually based semiotic systems according to which costumes constructed and conveyed information on the early modern stage. The four categories include gender, social station, nationality, and religion. The fifth chapter examines one play, Thomas Middleton's A Game at Chess, to show how costumes signified across the categories of seeing to establish a play's distinctive semiotics and visual aesthetic.

Author : Cumberland Clark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Costume
ISBN : STANFORD:36105040596939

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Shakespeare and Costume by Cumberland Clark Pdf

Author : Hugh Macrae Richmond
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0826477763

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Shakespeare's Theatre by Hugh Macrae Richmond Pdf

Under an alphabetical list of relevant terms, names and concepts, the book reviews current knowledge of the character and operation of theatres in Shakespeare's time, with an explanation of their origins>

Author : Kathy Elgin
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Arts and society
ISBN : 9781438127293

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Elizabethan England by Kathy Elgin Pdf

Looks at clothing worn by all classes of people in 16th century England.

Author : Robert Smallwood
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0521794161

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Players of Shakespeare 4 by Robert Smallwood Pdf

This 1998 book is the fourth volume of essays by twelve actors with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Author : Bridget Escolme
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783030571498

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Shakespeare and Costume in Practice by Bridget Escolme Pdf

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 comedy can reflect or critique the collective nostalgias a culture has for its past; how costume and casting work together to ask new questions about Shakespeare and race. Using production case studies of Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing, and The Tempest, the book demonstrates that costume design can be a site of experimentation, playfulness, and transgression in the theatre – and that it can provoke audiences to think again about what power, race, and gender look like on the Shakespearean stage.

Author : Cécile de Banke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-13
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781317652809

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Shakespearean Stage Production by Cécile de Banke Pdf

An absorbing and original addition to Shakespeareana, this handbook of production is for all lovers of Shakespeare whether producer, player, scholar or spectator. In four sections, Staging, Actors and Acting, Costume, Music and Dance, it traces Shakespearean production from Elizabethan times to the 1950s when the book was originally published. This book suggests that Shakespeare should be performed today on the type of stage for which his plays were written. It analyses the development of the Elizabethan stage, from crude inn-yard performances to the building and use of the famous Globe. Since the Globe saw the enactment of some of the Bard’s greatest dramas, its construction, properties, stage devices, and sound effects are reviewed in detail with suggestions on how a producer can create the same effects on a modern or reconstructed Elizabethan stage. Shakespeare’s plays were written to fit particular groups of actors. The book gives descriptions of the men who formed the acting companies of Elizabethan London and of the actors of Shakespeare’s own company, giving insights into the training and acting that Shakespeare advocated. With full descriptions and pages of reproductions, the costume section shows the types of dress necessary for each play, along with accessories and trimmings. A table of Elizabethan fabrics and colours is included. The final section explores the little-known and interesting story of the integral part of music and dance in Shakespeare’s works. Scene by scene the section discusses appropriate music or song for each play and supplies substitute ideas for Elizabethan instruments. Various dances are described – among them the pavan, gailliard, canary and courante. This book is an invaluable wealth of research, with extensive bibliographies and extra information.

Author : Patricia Lennox,Bella Mirabella
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781472532503

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Shakespeare and Costume by Patricia Lennox,Bella Mirabella Pdf

Inspired by new approaches in performance studies, theatre history, research in material culture and dress history, a rich discussion of the many aspects of costume in Shakespearean performance has begun. Shakespeare and Costume furthers this research, bringing together varied and stimulating essays by leading scholars that consider costume from literary, dramatic, design, performative and theatrical perspectives, as well as interviews with renowned theatre practitioners Jane Greenwood and Robert Morgan. The volume amply demonstrates how an analysis of the meaning of costume enriches our understanding of Shakespeare's plays. Beginning with an overview of the stage history of Shakespeare and costume, the volume looks at the historical context of clothing in the plays, considering topics such as royal self-fashioning, festive livery practices, and conceptions of race and gender exhibited in clothing choice, as well as costume in performance. Drawing on documentary evidence in designers' renderings, illustrations in periodicals, paintings, photographs, newspaper reviews and actors' memoirs, the volume also explores costume designs in specific Shakespeare productions from the re-opening of the London theatres in 1660 to the present day.

Author : Sarah Jane Downing
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-10
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781784420130

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Fashion in the Time of William Shakespeare by Sarah Jane Downing Pdf

Garments and accessories are prominent in almost all of William Shakespeare's plays, from Hamlet and Othello to A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night. The statement 'Clothes maketh the man' was one that would have resonated with their audiences: the rise of England's merchant class had made issues of rank central to Elizabethan debate, and a rigid table of sumptuary laws carefully regulated the sorts of fabric and garment worn by the different classes. From the etiquette of courtly dress to the evolution of the Elizabethan ruff, in this vibrant introduction Sarah Jane Downing explores the sartorial world of the late-16th century, why people wore the clothes they did, and how the dizzyingly eclectic range of fashions (including ruffs, rebatos and French farthingales) transformed over time.