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Shakespeare, Theory and Performance
Shakespeare, Theory and Performance is a groundbreaking collection of seminal essays which apply the abstract theory of Shakespearean criticism to the practicalities of performance. Bringing together the key names from both realms, the collection reflects a wide range of sources and influences, from traditional literary, performance and historical criticism to modern cultural theory. Together they raise questions about the place of performance criticism in modern and often competing debates of cultural materialism, new historicism, feminism and deconstruction. An exciting and fascinating volume, it will be important reading for students and scholars of literary and theatre studies alike.
Shakespeare in Quebec
In Shakespeare in Québec, Jennifer Drouin analyses representations of nation and gender in Shakespearean adaptations written in Québec since the Quiet Revolution. Using postcolonial and gender theory, Drouin traces the evolution of discourses of nation and gender in Québec from the Conquest of New France to the present, and she elaborates a theory of adaptation specific to Shakespeare studies. Drouin's book explains why Québécois playwrights seem so obsessed with rewriting le grand Will, what changes they make to the Shakespearean text, and how the differences between Shakespeare and the adaptations engage the nationalist, feminist, and queer concerns of Québec society. Close readi...
Writing Acadia
The phenomenal development of writing and literary creation among the francophone communities of eastern Canada has gone largely unnoticed and unprobed outside the fragmented land of Acadia. Writing Acadia attempts for the first time to observe from a distance the invention of literature in oral Acadia, and to interpret, assess and order the manifold manifestations of the transition from epic story-telling to writing as a means of nation-building. Having begun to write, modern Acadia has truly (re)written herself into existence, an existence now threatened by postmodern unwriting of literature. Destined not only for specialists but also and especially for readers with a general interest in literature, including students of all levels, Writing Acadia presents generous samples of Acadian poetry, drama and prose, with accompanying English translations.
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Le mal de père
"Mon père est mort le 1er août vers six heures du matin et je suppose que, à cette heure-là, je dormais encore. Mais à cet âge - j'allais avoir mes trois ans douze jours plus tard - la mort est-elle autre chose qu'un long sommeil ? On pleure si on a faim ou soif, mais on ne pleure pas la mort d'un père parce qu'on ne sait pas encore ce que c'est que la mort et, sans doute, on commence à peine à dissocier la figure du père de celle, nourricière et infiniment plus familière, de la mère." Que faire d’un père qui dort, comme une sorte de Rip Van Winkle éhonté, fuyant dans le sommeil ses responsabilités? Comment faire, surtout, pour tuer le père et s’assurer ainsi de pouvoir atteindre sa propre maturité d’homme? Comment grandir quand le destin m’a fixé devant un bol de soupe, dans une enfance de trois ans dont je ne sais plus quoi faire à soixante? J’ai beau tourner et retourner la question, j’en reviens toujours à ce sommeil inamovible, mais qui n’est pas éternel, à cette mort qui n’aurait pas dû survenir.
Dramatic Licence
Translation is tricky business. The translator has to transform the foreign to the familiar while moving and pleasing his or her audience. Louise Ladouceur knows theatre from a multi-dimensional perspective that gives her research a particular authority as she moves between two of the dominant cultures of Canada: French and English. Through the analysis of six plays from each linguistic repertoire, written and translated between 1961 and 2000, her award-winning book compares the complexities of a translation process shaped by the power struggle between Canada's two official languages. The winner of the Prix Gabrielle-Roy and the Ann Saddlemyer Book Award, Dramatic Licence addresses issues important to scholars and students of Translation Studies, Canadian Literature and Theatre Studies, as well as theatre practitioners and translators. The University of Alberta Press acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Canada, through the National Translation Program for Book Publishing, for our translation activities.
World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre
The second volume of the World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre covers the Americas, from Canada to Argentina, including the United States. Entries on twenty-six countries are preceded by specialist introductions on Theatre in Post-Colonial Latin America, Theatres of North America, Puppet Theatre, Theatre for Young Audiences, Music Theatre and Dance Theatre. The essays follow the series format, allowing for cross-referring across subjects, both within the volume and between volumes. Each country entry is written by specialists in the particular country and the volume has its own teams of regional editors, overseen by the main editorial team based at the University of York in Canada headed by Don Rubin. Each entry covers all aspects of theatre genres, practitioners, writers, critics and styles, with bibliographies, over 200 black & white photographs and a substantial index. This is a unique volume in its own right; in conjunction with the other volumes in this series it forms a reference resource of unparalleled value.
World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre
An annotated world theatre bibliography documenting significant theatre materials published world wide since 1945, plus an index to key names throughout the six volumes of the series.
The Annotated Bibliography of Canada's Major Authors
Volume 7 in the Bibliography of Canada's Major Authors series which brings together primary and secondary material written by some of Canada's most preeminent literary figures. This volume includes annotated bibliographies on Marian Engel, Anne Hébert, Robert Kroetsch, and Thomas H. Raddall.
