Background
Hapgood, Robert Derry was born on December 11, 1928 in Lompoc, California, United States. Son of Arthur Richard and Elsie Rachel (Brown) Hapgood.
(How subject to interpretation is Shakespeare? The valid o...)
How subject to interpretation is Shakespeare? The valid options his plays afford can seem infinite, yet they are not. This book comes fully to terms with Shakespeare's openness to interpretation while respecting the primacy of his creative presence. Hapgood sees Shakespeare the theatre-poet as making theatre not only by outlining an imaginary world, but also by providing guidelines for its enactment and reception, implying in each of his plays a distinctive rapport between the playwright, the actors, and the audience. Hapgood demonstrates that these guidelines may be found through study of the range and limits of the options that each text affords, and through close reading of several plays--particularly Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth--he provides an aesthetic for Shakespeare's theatre poetry that includes the author along with the actors and audience in the event that occurs when a play is performed.
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(How subject to interpretation is Shakespeare? The valid o...)
How subject to interpretation is Shakespeare? The valid options his plays afford can seem infinite, yet they are not. This book comes fully to terms with Shakespeare's openness to interpretation while respecting the primacy of his creative presence. Hapgood sees Shakespeare the theatre-poet as making theatre not only by outlining an imaginary world, but also by providing guidelines for its enactment and reception, implying in each of his plays a distinctive rapport between the playwright, the actors, and the audience. Hapgood demonstrates that these guidelines may be found through study of the range and limits of the options that each text affords, and through close reading of several plays--particularly Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth--he provides an aesthetic for Shakespeare's theatre poetry that includes the author along with the actors and audience in the event that occurs when a play is performed.
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Hapgood, Robert Derry was born on December 11, 1928 in Lompoc, California, United States. Son of Arthur Richard and Elsie Rachel (Brown) Hapgood.
Bachelor of Arts with highest honors, University of California, Berkeley, 1950; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1955.
Instructor English Indiana University, 1955-1957. Visiting professor American literature and civilization Dijon (France) University, 1957-1958. Instructor University California, Berkeley, 1958-1959, assistant professor Riverside, 1959-1965.
Member faculty University New Hampshire, Durham, since 1965, professor English, 1969-1995. Professor emeritus English, since 1996. Chairman department University New Hampshire, 1972-1975, director London program, 1986-1989.
Director University N.H./Cambridge University summer program, 1982-1985. Exchange professor Osaka (Japan) University, 1977-1979. Visiting professor Shoin Women's University, Japan, 1992.
Director Shakespeare Workshop, Bowdoin College, summers 1972-1975.
(How subject to interpretation is Shakespeare? The valid o...)
(How subject to interpretation is Shakespeare? The valid o...)
Served with Army of the United States, 1953-1955. Member Modern Language Association, Shakespeare Association American, International Shakespeare Association.
Married Marilyn Janelle Oliver, July 16, 1950. Children– Miranda Kristin, Susanna Elizabeth.