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The quality of mercy : reflections on Shakespeare / Peter Brook.

Author/creator Brook, Peter, 1925-2022 author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info London, England : Nick Hern Books, 2013.
Descriptionviii, 116 pages ; 23 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Nick Hern book
Contents Introduction -- Alas, poor Yorick or what if Shakespeare fell off the wall? -- I was there : how Mercutio got his laugh -- Bakes in that pie : cooking up Titus Andronicus -- Who holds the scales?, or measure still for measure -- Nor live so long : on King Lear -- The hour glass : every grain helps -- A cook and a concept : dreaming the dream -- There is a world elsewhere : the readiness is all -- The quality of mercy : on Prospero -- Epilogue -- A chronology of Peter Brook's Shakespeare production -- Index of play titles and characters.
Summary One of the world's most revered theatre directors reflects on a fascinating variety of Shakespearean topics.
General noteIncludes index.
ISBN9781848422612 (hbk.)
ISBN184842261X (hbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks PR2976 .B675 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold