Acts of Criticism: Performance Matters in Shakespeare And His Contemporaries : Essays in Honor of James P. Lusardi

Lusardi edited the Shakespeare Bulletin, for 20 years, and here 16 theater historians and performance critics who have contributed to the journal consider issues related to performance in Shakespeare's time and today, and modern production on stage and screen. Among their topics are reportorial competition at the Rose and Globe 1599-1600, and recent feminist productions of The Taming of the Shrew. Distributed in the US by Associated University Presses. Annotation 穢2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)