Whether controlled by hand , strings or sticks , puppets are famous for providing
bolder alter egos for those who manipulate them . “ My Puppet , Myself ” could
easily be a subtitle for everything from the cheery television shows of Shari Lewis
to those homicidal ... the marionette at the end of the strings he is pulling is a
movie star who suggests a cross between Katharine Hepburn and ... How each of
these musicians simulates playing her instrument , from piano to clarinet , is a
wonder .
Author: New York Times Theater Reviews
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 0415936977
Category: Performing Arts
Page: 625
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This volume is a comprehensive collection of critical essays on The Taming of the Shrew, and includes extensive discussions of the play's various printed versions and its theatrical productions. Aspinall has included only those essays that offer the most influential and controversial arguments surrounding the play. The issues discussed include gender, authority, female autonomy and unruliness, courtship and marriage, language and speech, and performance and theatricality.