The Battle of the Bard
eBook - PDF

The Battle of the Bard

Shakespeare on US Radio in 1937

  1. 101 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Battle of the Bard

Shakespeare on US Radio in 1937

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Table of contents

  1. CONTENTS
  2. GENERAL EDITORS’ PREFACE
  3. PREFACE
  4. A NOTE ON THE TEXT?
  5. INTRODUCTION: WHAT WAS RADIO?
  6. Chapter 1. PRELIMINARY BOUTS: SHAKESPEARE ON AMERICAN RADIO BEFORE THE BATTLE
  7. Chapter 2. IN THIS CORNER: STREAMLINED SHAKESPEARE
  8. Chapter 3. AND IN THAT CORNER: THE COLUMBIA SHAKESPEARE CYCLE
  9. Chapter 4. AND THE WINNER IS? AFTERMATH, AFTERLIVES, AFTER SHOWS, AND ALTERNATIVE SHOWS
  10. AFTERWORD: A BRIEF MURKY CONSIDERATION OF RECREATIONAL SHAKESPEARE AS A CONCEPT IN LIGHT OF THE BATTLE, WITH SOME PERSONAL REFLECTIONS
  11. SELECTED INDEX