Commemorating Shakespeare in Performance: Betterton and Irving

Richard Schoch

Commemorating Shakespeare in Performance: Betterton and Irving

School of Arts, English and Languages

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Abstract

An essay on a central question in performance historiography: whether excellence in acting is defined as imitation of great predecessor or a departure from the work of predecessors. REF2020 submission.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Celebrating Shakespeare: Commemoration and Cultual Memory
Editors	Clara Calvo, Coppelia Kahn
Place of Publication	Cambridge
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Pages	38-56
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Print)	9781107042773
Publication status	Published - 01 Oct 2015

Keywords

Shakespeare
theatre history

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Societe Francaise Shakespeare
Schoch, R. (Invited speaker)
23 Apr 2014 → 27 Apr 2014
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Shakespeare Association of America
Schoch, R. (Speaker)
2013
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference

Richard Schoch
- r.schochqub.acuk
- School of Arts, English and Languages - Professor
Person: Academic

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Schoch, R. (2015). Commemorating Shakespeare in Performance: Betterton and Irving. In C. Calvo, & C. Kahn (Eds.), Celebrating Shakespeare: Commemoration and Cultual Memory (pp. 38-56). Cambridge University Press. http://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/literature/renaissance-and-early-modern-literature/celebrating-shakespeare-commemoration-and-cultural-memory?format=HB

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