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Author Smith, Philip, author

Title Shakespeare in Singapore / Philip Smith
Published London : Routledge, 2018

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Series Routledge Advances in Theatre and Performance Studies
Routledge advances in theatre and performance studies.
Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1: A Taste of Home -- 1819 to 1900 Part 2: 'A great and perceptive love' -- 1900 to 1942 Part 3: Shakespeare in the Final Days of British Rule -- 1942 to 1963 Part 4: Playing Balthazar -- 1963 to 1980 Part 5: 'Not pukka' -- 1980 to 1990 Part 6: 'If I profane with my unworthiest hand' -- 1990 to 2000 Part 7: 'To shake the head, relent, and sigh' -- 2001 to 2019 ... and exits Bibliography Index
Summary Shakespeare in Singapore provides the first detailed and sustained study of the role of Shakespeare in Singaporean theatre, education, and culture. This book tracks the role and development of Shakespeare in education from the founding of modern Singapore to the present day, drawing on sources such as government and school records, the entire span of Singapore's newspaper archives, playbills, interviews with educators and theatre professionals, and existing academic sources. By uniting the critical interest in Singaporean theatre with the substantial body of scholarship that concerns global Shakespeare, the author overs a broad, yet in-depth, exploration of the ways in which Singaporean approaches to Shakespeare have been shaped by, and respond to, cultural work going on elsewhere in Asia. A vital read for all students and scholars of Shakespeare, Shakespeare in Singapore offers a unique examination of the cultural impact of Shakespeare, beyond its usual footing in the Western world
Subject Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Appreciation -- Singapore -- History
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Singapore
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Influence.
SUBJECT Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 fast
Subject Theater -- Singapore -- History
Arts -- Singapore -- History
DRAMA -- Asian.
DRAMA -- Shakespeare.
Art appreciation
Arts
Civilization -- English influences
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Intellectual life
Theater
SUBJECT Singapore -- Civilization -- English influences
Singapore -- Intellectual life
Subject Singapore
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Form Electronic book
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