Shakespeare in the Spanish Theatre: 1772 to the Present

by Keith Gregor

Shakespeare in the Spanish Theatre offers an account of Shakespeare's presence on the Spanish stage, from a production of the first Spanish rendering of Jean-François Ducis's Hamlet in 1772 to the creative and controversial work of directors like Calixto Bieito and Alex Rigola in the early 21st century. Despite a largely indirect entrance into the culture, Shakespeare has gone on to become the best and known and most widely performed of all foreign playwrights. What is more, by the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st century there have been more productions of Shakespeare than of all of Spain's major Golden Age dramatists put together.
This book explores and explains this spectacular rise to prominence and offers a timely overview of Shakespeare's place in Spain's complex and vibrant culture.

198 pages, Hardcover

First published December 10, 2009

Reviews

[Irma-The Book&Coffee Addict · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book to be very informative and easy to understand. Although it was a relatively short book, it provided a decent amount of information perfectly explained allowing the average reader to comprehend Shakespeare in Spanish theatre. The various adaptations of Shakespeare were throughly discussed along with French influence on Spanish theatre.