Hamlet, Globe to Globe: Two Years, 190,000 Miles, 197

Hamlet, Globe to Globe: Two Years, 190,000 Miles, 197 Countries, One Play

A New York Times Notable Book: â€œA loving testament to the enduring ability of Shakespeareâ€™s play to connect in myriad ways across countries and culturesâ€ (Pop Matters).
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For the 450th anniversary of Shakespeareâ€™s birth, the Globe Theatre undertook an unparalleled journey: to take Hamlet to every country on the planet, to share this beloved play with the entire world. The tour was the brainchild of Dominic Dromgoole, artistic director of the Globe, and in Hamlet: Globe to Globe, Dromgoole takes readers along with him.
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From performing in sweltering deserts, ice-cold cathedrals, and heaving marketplaces, and despite food poisoning in Mexico, the threat of ambush in Somaliland, an Ebola epidemic in West Africa, and political upheaval in Ukraine, the Globeâ€™s players pushed on. Dromgoole shows us the world through the prism of Shakespeareâ€”what the Danish prince means to the people of Sudan, the effect of Ophelia on the citizens of Costa Rica, and how a sixteenth-century play can touch the lives of Syrian refugees. And thanks to this incredible undertaking, Dromgoole uses the world to glean new insight into this masterpiece, exploring the playâ€™s history, its meaning, and its pleasures.
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â€œThe Shakespearean equivalent of Bourdainâ€™s TV series, Parts Unknown.Â .Â .Â . [Dromgooleâ€™s] aesthetic principle, or unprincipled aesthetic, makes him a natural tour guide for global ShakespeareÂ .Â .Â . A comic epic.â€ â€”The Washington Post
Country USA
Manufacturer Grove Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2018-09-01
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Grove Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2018-09-01
Format	Kindle eBook

Hamlet, Globe to Globe: Two Years, 190,000 Miles, 197 Countries, One Play

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