{"product_id":"shakespeares-world-seeing-the-plays-through-elizabethan-eyes-9781493091324","title":"Shakespeare's World: Seeing the Plays Through Elizabethan Eyes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt goes nearly without saying that Elizabethan England, the society that produced William Shakespeare, was dramatically different than the modern world of today.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is true not only in the most obvious ways-language, technology, living standards, politics-but in the ideas and beliefs that shaped Elizabethans' understanding of themselves and the world around them. Just as audiences 400 years from now will need guidance to understand concepts like \"the American dream\" or \"wokeness,\" so too does an understanding of the Elizabethan worldview illuminate Shakespeare's plays in new and surprising ways. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor decades, Dennis Krausnick (1942-2018), a beloved teacher of classical acting, brought Shakespeare's world and worldview to life for professional actors as Director of Training at Shakespeare \u0026amp; Company in Lenox, Massachusetts. As part of the company's world-renowned actor-training program-its \"Month-Long Intensive\"-Dennis created a full-day immersive experience that helped actors experience, understand, and embody the philosophies and beliefs underlying the Elizabethan world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA fascinating and readable distillation of the insights developed by Dennis Krausnick and Shakespeare \u0026amp; Company, \u003ci\u003e Shakespeare's World\u003c\/i\u003e gives performers and directors an engaging tour of the Elizabethan worldview, unpacking such alien concepts as the four elements, the bodily humors, and \"the great chain of being.\" It includes detailed notes for each Shakespeare play showing how this worldview permeates the text-it will enrich the experience of anyone looking to understand and engage with Shakespeare's writing in a practical, personal, and active way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781493091324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352","brand":"Dennis Krausnick,Josh Lubarr,Rebecca Goodheart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52435584581813,"sku":"9781493091324","price":22.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_74a211e0-7a36-4f25-8938-5e817d296808.jpg?v=1776227316","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/shakespeares-world-seeing-the-plays-through-elizabethan-eyes-9781493091324","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}