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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 April 2014
      27 June 2013
      ISBN:
      9781139542463
      9781108057219
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139542463
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      Dimensions:
      (216 x 140 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.34kg, 260 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Literature, Renaissance and Early Modern Literature, English Literature: General Interest
      Series:
      Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies
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    Subjects:
    Literature, Renaissance and Early Modern Literature, English Literature: General Interest
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies
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    William Poel (1852–1934), actor, director and author, began his acting career in 1876, deliberately choosing provincial touring in order to learn his craft. After a period as manager of the Royal Victoria Hall and Coffee Tavern (later the Old Vic), he worked as stage manager for the actor-manager Frank Benson. In the 1890s he founded the Elizabethan Stage Society in order to demonstrate his fervent belief that only a return to Elizabethan performance methods would enable a true understanding of Shakespeare's plays. This was to have a profound influence on modern productions, with directors such as Tyrone Guthrie and John Gielgud adopting his ideals rather than his often idiosyncratic practices. Moreover, his long-held wish for a replica of the Globe Theatre has since become a reality. Poel was also a prolific author and this work, first published in 1913, explores his philosophy by bringing together four articles on the staging of Shakespeare.

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