Shakespeare at the Globe, 1599-1609

Bernard Beckerman (1921 - 1985)

One of the most important pieces of Shakespearian scholarship to appear in several years, this brilliant work offers new perspectives on the controversial subject of Shakespearean production at the Globe. The author examines the Globe's repertory system, dramaturgy, stage, acting, and staging. Dr. Beckerman is Chairman of the Department of Drama and Speech at Hofstra College, where he directs the annual Shakespearean Festival on a detailed replica of the Globe Theatre stage. His acute observation and sound logic, as well as his practical experience as a producer, make this volume a useful and comprehensive account of the productions at the globe. - Summary by H. Lawrence Hoffman

Genre(s): Performing Arts

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Introduction James R. Hedrick
00:22:21
Play 01 Chapter One - The Repertory Part 1 James R. Hedrick
00:30:57
Play 02 Chapter One - The Repertory Part 2 James R. Hedrick
00:33:15
Play 03 Chapter Two - The Dramaturgy James R. Hedrick
00:08:43
Play 04 I. Premises for a Study of Shakespearean Dramatic Form James R. Hedrick
00:22:56
Play 05 II. Form and Function in the Finales of the Globe Plays James R. Hedrick
00:12:52
Play 06 III. The Nature and Form of the "Climax" in the Globe Plays James R. Hedrick
00:15:04
Play 07 IV. Structural Patterns in the Dramatic Narrative James R. Hedrick
00:24:27
Play 08 V. Scene Structure in Shakespeare James R. Hedrick
00:09:36
Play 09 VI. Dramatic Unity in the Globe Plays James R. Hedrick
00:12:03
Play 10 Chapter Three - The Stage James R. Hedrick
00:03:13
Play 11 I. Localization in Shakespeare's Globe Plays James R. Hedrick
00:13:56
Play 12 II. The Parts of the Stage SubPart 1 James R. Hedrick
00:22:31
Play 13 II. The Parts of the Stage SubPart 2 James R. Hedrick
00:34:39
Play 14 II. The Parts of the Stage SubPart 3 James R. Hedrick
00:34:02
Play 15 III. The Design of the Stage James R. Hedrick
00:18:51
Play 16 Chapter Four - The Acting James R. Hedrick
00:12:15
Play 17 I. The Relation of Tudor Rhetoric to Elizabethan Acting James R. Hedrick
00:20:44
Play 18 II. The Influence of Theatrical Traditions upon Elizabethan Acting James R. Hedrick
00:17:10
Play 19 III. The Effect of Playing Conditions upon Elizabethan Acting James R. Hedrick
00:25:14
Play 20 IV. Acting and the Elizabethan View of Human Behavior James R. Hedrick
00:24:47
Play 21 V. The Effect of the Globe Plays upon Acting James R. Hedrick
00:25:58
Play 22 Chapter 5 The Staging I. Stage Illusion at the Globe Playhouse James R. Hedrick
00:29:54
Play 23 II. Stage Grouping at the Globe Playhouse James R. Hedrick
00:19:35
Play 24 III. Actors' Entrances upon the Globe Stage James R. Hedrick
00:17:03
Play 25 IV. Recurrent Patterns of Staging SubPart 1 James R. Hedrick
00:33:46
Play 26 IV. Recurrent Patterns of Staging SubPart 2 James R. Hedrick
00:30:45
Play 27 V. The Staging of the Finales James R. Hedrick
00:14:46
Play 28 Chapter 6 The Style James R. Hedrick
00:07:30