Measure for Measure “On Stage” at Toronto Reference Library 2013
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Professor Alexander Leggatt on Measure for Measure Toronto Public Library and the Stratford Festival present four thought-provoking lectures by noted theatre experts on the Shakespeare plays to be presented at Stratford in 2013. Preceded by a cash bar reception; doors open at 6 pm. A question and answer session will follow each talk. Tue Mar 26, 2013 Book for your free ticket for this lecture – and all the other On Stage Shakespeare lectures. Note: separate ticket required for each lecture. A draw for a pair of Stratford tickets will follow the Q&A. |
Want to learn more about Measure for Measure, why not try these reading and viewing suggestions?
Speaker’s Choice: suggested by Dr. Alexander Leggatt
Measure for Measure by Harriet Hawkins. Twayne’s New Critical Introductions to Shakespeare. Twayne, 1987.
The Myth of Deliverance: Reflections on Shakespeare’s Problem Comedies by Northrop Frye. University of Toronto Press, 1993.
The Problem of Measure for Measure by Rosalind Miles. Vision, 1976.
Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare (DVD). Ambrose Video Publishing, 2000. Originally produced in 1979 by BBC Television, starring Kenneth Colley, Kate Nelligan and Tim Pigott-Smith.
and even more about Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure:
Measure for Measure edited by Graham Nicholls. Text and Performance Series. Macmillan, 1986. Stage history of the play and discussion of representative productions.
Shakespeare on Love and Friendship by Allan David Bloom. University of Chicago Press, 2000. Focuses on five plays including Measure for Measure to trace the full variety of erotic connections encountered in Shakespeare’s drama.
William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure edited by Harold Bloom. Chelsea House, 1987. A collection of contemporary critical essays by various authors, arranged in chronological order.
William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure (CD). Audio Partners Publishing, 2003. Fully-dramatized recording based on the Pelican Shakespeare starring Roger Allam as the Duke, Simon Russell Beale as Angelo and Stella Gonet as Isabella.
Shakespeare:
The Life of William Shakespeare: a Critical Biography by Lois Potter. Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. Explores Shakespeare’s life and works, emphasizing the literary and theatrical influences that shaped them.
Nine Lives of William Shakespeare by Graham Holderness. Continuum, 2011. Nine scenarios in various literary styles depicting different aspects of Shakespeare’s life, with accompanying essays discussing the factual sources for each.
Related Reading:
Art of the Public Grovel: Sexual Sin and Public Confession in America by S. Wise Bauer. Princeton University Press, 2008. A history of public confession in modern America, revealing the rhetoric, theology, and history that lie behind every successful public plea for forgiveness.
Cambridge Companion to Puritanism edited by John Coffey and Paul C.H. Lim. Cambridge University Press, 2008. Examines Puritanism through many lenses including gender, literature, politics and popular culture along with core concerns such as theology and devotion.
Head and Heart: American Christianities by Garry Wills. Penguin Press, 2007. Traces the history of Christianity in the United States and the ongoing tension between church and state.
Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction by J. David Kuo. Free Press, 2006. A personal account of church and state interconnectedness in America by a former member of George W. Bush’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
Go Digital:
Shakespeare Collection. Full-text electronic database from Gale Publishing, including The Arden Shakespeare, criticism, performance, literary and interdisciplinary journals. [TPL library card required to login.]
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