{"product_id":"shakespeare-and-eco-performance-history-elizabeth-schafer-9780367494162","title":"Shakespeare and (Eco-)Performance History: The Merry Wives of Windsor","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeismic shifts in the theatrical meanings of \u003cem\u003eThe Merry Wives of Windsor\u003c\/em\u003e have taken place across the centuries as Shakespeare's frequently performed play has relocated to Windsor across the world, journeying along the production\/adaptation\/appropriation continuum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis (eco-)performance history of Shakespeare's \u003cem\u003eThe Merry Wives of Windsor\u003c\/em\u003e not only offers the first in-depth analysis of the play in production, with a particular focus on the representation of merry women, but also utilises the comedy's forest-aware dramaturgy to explore Mistress Page's concept of being 'frugal in my mirth' in relation to sustainable theatre practices. Herne's Oak - the fictitious tree in Windsor Forest where everyone meets in the final scene of the play - is utilised to enable a maverick but ecologically based reframing of the productions of \u003cem\u003eMerry Wives\u003c\/em\u003e analysed here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study engages with gender, physical comedy, and cultural relocations of Windsor across the world to offer new insight into \u003cem\u003eMerry Wives\u003c\/em\u003e and its theatricality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Schafer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367494167\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367494162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.53d","brand":"Elizabeth Schafer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48114051350783,"sku":"9780367494162","price":56.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b660d75c-25cf-44ce-9c4b-96eb79f4b0c1.jpg?v=1769618802","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shakespeare-and-eco-performance-history-elizabeth-schafer-9780367494162","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}