Shakespeare's plays have been adapted or rewritten in various,
often surprising, ways since the 17th century. This anthology
brings together 13 theatrical adaptations of Shakespeare's work
from around the world and across the centuries. The plays include:
"The Woman Prized or the Tamer Tamed" by John Fletcher; "Troilus
and Cressida or Truth Found Too Late: a Tragedy" by John Dryden;
"The History of King Lear" by Nahum Tate; "King Stephen: a Fragment
of a Tragedy"; "The Public (El Publico)" by Federico Garcia Lorca;
"The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui" by Bertolt Brecht; "uMabatha" by
Welcome Msomi; "Measure for Measure" by Charles Marowitz;
"Hamletmachine" by Heiner Muller; "Lear's Daughter" by The Women's
Theatre Group and Elaine Feinstein; "Desdemona: A Play About a
Handkerchief" by Paula Vogel; "This Island's Mine" by Philip
Osment; and "Harlem Duet" by Djanet Sears. Each play is introduced
by a concise introduction with suggestions for further reading and
a list of related adaptations for study.;The collection is prefaced
by a general introduction, which offers an examination of issues
related to theatrical adaptation and the rewriting of Shakespeare.
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