{"product_id":"9781350497146","title":"Joseph Papp, Broadway and the Invention of American Shakespeare","description":"\u003ch1\u003eJoseph Papp, Broadway and the Invention of American Shakespeare\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLouise Geddes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShakespeare on Broadway \u003c\/i\u003eexamines Papp's legacy exploring the ways that Shakespeare has been adapted, appropriated, commercialised, and exploited in order to turn a profit. It discusses how Papp's vision resonated on stages across America and considers how his dream of a multicultural, contemporary Shakespeare is finally coming to fruition, almost seven decades after the Festival began.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1954, Joseph Papp established the New York Shakespeare Festival, insisting that access to free Shakespearean theatre was as socially important as public libraries. Papp's belief in the civic value of Shakespeare, alongside his conviction that Shakespeare be performed by multi-racial casts in an accessible style, revolutionised Shakespeare performance in the United States. It also created a problem for commercial stage producers – when Shakespeare is freely available in public parks, why should anybody pay to see it? In New York theatre, particularly on Broadway, Shakespeare has always been a commercial enterprise – is there a place for Shakespeare on the commercial stage after Papp made it communal theatrical property? This book proposes that Papp's work on the Shakespeare Festival established a standard for Shakespeare in America that continues to exert its influence almost seventy years after the Festival's inception.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart Shakespeare study, part theatre history, part cultural commentary, Shakespeare on Broadway offers a wide-ranging argument for why Papp's artistic philosophies still set the tone for Shakespeare in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLouise Geddes\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at Adelphi University, USA, and author of \u003ci\u003eAppropriating Shakespeare: A Cultural History of Pyramus and Thisbe \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Shakespeare Multiverse: Fandom as Literary Praxis.\u003c\/i\u003e She is the editor of three edited collections on Shakespeare and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eBorrowers and Lenders: A Journal of Shakespeare Appropriation.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 April 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Arden Shakespeare\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350497146\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51669933817996,"sku":"9781350497146","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350497146","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}