The Uses of Pageantry

Pageantry as Production Style in Revivals of Shakespeare´s Second Tetralogy on the English Stage in the Twentieth Century

Doktorarbeit / Dissertation, 1998
494 Seiten

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Frequently Asked Questions

How has pageantry in Shakespearean productions evolved?

Pageantry moved from Victorian literalism to the "New Stagecraft" and cinematic realism. In the 1950s, university-educated directors began harnessing spectacle to serve specific interpretive visions.

What is the "cognitive eye" of the audience?

It refers to the capacity for analogical thinking that Shakespeare's original audiences possessed, allowing them to understand complex spectacles as symbols rather than just literal images.

Why is pageantry used to interrogate political ideologies?

In times of social flux, pageantry provides a stable vocabulary to examine monarchal power and the ritual basis of the human condition through visual emblems.

What is meant by "pictorial" pageantry?

Pictorial pageantry refers to the highly visual, often lavish staging styles that remained resilient in theatre history despite being criticized by modernist movements.

What is the meta-theatrical concept of pageantry?

It is the practice of using theatrical spectacle to comment on the nature of theatre itself and to reach a deeper understanding of visual emblems in modern society.

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Titel: The Uses of Pageantry
Untertitel: Pageantry as Production Style in Revivals of Shakespeare´s Second Tetralogy on the English Stage in the Twentieth Century
Hochschule: University of Birmingham (Shakespeare Institute)
Autor: Lawrence Green (Autor:in)
Erscheinungsjahr: 1998
Seiten: 494
Katalognummer: V207499
ISBN (eBook): 9783656361558
ISBN (Buch): 9783656363361
Dateigröße: 69561 KB
Sprache: Englisch
Schlagworte: uses pageantry production style revivals shakespeare´s second tetralogy english stage twentieth century
Produktsicherheit: GRIN Publishing GmbH
Preis (Ebook): US$ 42,99
Preis (Book): US$ 55,99

Arbeit zitieren: Lawrence Green (Autor:in), 1998, The Uses of Pageantry, München, Page::Imprint:: GRINVerlagOHG, https://www.diplomarbeiten24.de/document/207499