{"product_id":"hamlets-hereditary-queen-performing-shakespeares-silent-female-power-paperback","title":"Hamlet's Hereditary Queen: Performing Shakespeare's Silent Female Power - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKerrie Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores a fresh and insightful interpretation of \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e's Gertrude as a prominent and powerful figure in the play. It shows how traditional readings of this character, both performance-based and scholarly, have been guided and constrained by misogynistic perspectives on female power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBringing together the author's wealth of insight from a theatre practitioner's perspective and combining it with a scholarly perspective, the book argues that Gertrude need not be limited to sex and motherhood. She could instead be played as Denmark's blood royal Queen, her role in the play then being about female political power. Gertrude's royal status could play out on stage through a variety of possible performance choices for stage design, stage business, acting processes, and the actor's presence - both speaking and silent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHamlet's Hereditary Queen \u003c\/em\u003etakes into consideration Shakespeare's source myths, historical studies of the position of queens and the issues concerning them in early modern England, \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e's performance history, and the text itself. It questions traditional readings of \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e, and offers detailed analyses of relevant scenes to demonstrate how Gertrude's \u003ci\u003eHamlet \u003c\/i\u003emight play out on stage in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is an engaging and insightful interpretation for students and scholars of theatre and performance studies and Shakespeare studies, as well as theatre practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKerrie Roberts\u003c\/strong\u003e has a background in teaching and in theatre. \u003ci\u003eHamlet's Hereditary Queen \u003c\/i\u003ebegan in 2007 with performance practice and was later developed through postgraduate study with the help of the University of Sydney's Department of Theatre and Performance Studies. Her website is kroberts.au.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 210\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52503698669875,"sku":"9781032193144","price":87.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/vL5lrbI9Kf9781032193144.webp?v=1760180274","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/hamlets-hereditary-queen-performing-shakespeares-silent-female-power-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}