Constantine J. Gianakaris

Professor of English and Theatre ( joint appointment )


PUBLICATIONS

Books

  • Peter Shaffer. London: Macmillan, 1992 / N.Y.: St. Martin's Press, 1992.
  • Peter Shaffer: A Casebook . Ed. C. J. Gianakaris. N.Y.: Garland Pub. Co., 1991.
  • The Drama of the Renaissance: Comparative and Critical Essays . Intro/Ed., C. J. Gianakaris, et al . N.Y.: AMS Press, 1986.
  • Drama in the Twentieth Century: Comparative and Critical Essays . Ed., C. J. Gianakaris, et al. N.Y.: AMS Press, 1985.
  • Drama in the Middle Ages: Comparative and Critical Essays. Ed. C. J. Gianakaris, et al. N.Y.: AMS Press, 1984.
  • Foundations of Drama. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1975.
  • Plutarch. N.Y.: Twayne Pub., Inc., 1970.
  • Editor, Antony and Cleopatra, by William Shakespeare. Dubuque: Wm Brown Pub., 1969.
  • Contracted: Annotated Bibliography of Julius Caesar . N.Y.: Garland Pub. Co (Garland Shakespeare Bibliography Series).

    Articles, Reviews, Book Chapters, Entries, etc.

  • (review) Edmond Malone [:] Shakespearean Scholar, by Peter Martin (Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press,. 1995) in Renaissance Quarterly--in press.
  • (article) "Peter Shaffer," British Playwrights 1956-Present (Westport, CT: Greenwood Publ. --in press).
  • (chapter) "Peter Shaffer," Encyclopedia of British Humorists (N.Y.: Garland, 1996).
    (article) "Peter Shaffer and the Dilemma of Adapting for Film," eds. Karelisa V. Hartigan and Brian Richardson,Text & Presentation, Vol. XIII (1992): 17-23.
  • (article) "Teaching Drama and Opera," Ars Lyrica, Vol. VI (1992): 25-33.
  • (review) Theatrical Presentation, by Bernard Beckerman, eds. Gloria Brim Beckerman and William Coco, and British Drama Before 1660: A Critical History, by Jennifer R. Goodman--in Theatre Journal 44 (1992): 261-64.
  • (handbook entries) Epicoene, Twelfth Night, Julius Caesar, Equus, The Royal Hunt of the Sun, and overview biography "Peter Shaffer," in The International Dictionary of the Theatre (London: St. James Press, 1992).
  • (handbook entries) Every Man in His Humor, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Travesties , in The Reference Guide to English Literature . London: St. James Press, 1991.
  • (article) "The 'New' Peter Shaffer: Women Take Center Stage in Lettice & Lovage ," Theater Three (Fall 1990): 28-40.
  • (review) Peter Shaffer: Roles, Rites, and Rituals in the Theater , by Gene A. Plunka--in South Central Revew 7 (1990): 85-87.
  • (article) "Lettice & Lovage : Fountainhead of Delight," TheaterWeek (2 April 1990): 22-25.
  • (article) "Placing Shaffer's Lettice and Lovage in Perspective," Comparative Drama 22 (1988): 145-61.
  • (review) Beckett at 80/ Beckett in Context , ed. Enoch Brater--in Michigan Academician 19 (1987): 259-61.
  • (article) "The American View: The Future for Dramaturgs on U. S. Campuses," Slavic and East European Arts 4 (1986): 69-81.
  • (article) "Drama into Film: The Shaffer Situation," Modern Drama 28 (1985): 83-98.
  • (article) "Stoppard's Adaptations of Shakespeare: Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth ," Comparative Drama 18 (1984): 222-40.
  • (review) Opera People , by Robert Jacobson, and Backstage at the Opera , by Joan Chatfield-Taylor--in Theatre Journal 36 (1984): 286-87.
  • (review) Tom Stoppard's Plays, by Jim Hunter--in Modern Drama 27 (1984): 144-45.
  • (article) "The Evolution of Tom Stoppard's Comedy," Indiana Theatre Bulletin 4 (1983): 3-6.
  • (article) "Fair Play? Peter Shaffer's Treatment of Mozart in Amadeus, "Opera News 46 (February 1982): 18,36.
  • (article) "Shaffer's Revisions in Amadeus ," Theatre Journal 35 (1983): 88-101.
  • (article) "A Playwright Looks at Mozart: Peter Shaffer's Amadeus ," Comparative Drama 15 (1981): 37-53.
  • (article) "Tom Stoppard: Master Game Player," Perspectives: Twentieth-Century Literature 6 (1980): 11-19.
  • (review) Shakespeare: The Poet in His World , by M. C. Bradbrook--in Renaissance Quarterly 32 (1979): 644-46.
  • (article) "Theatre of the Mind in Miller, Osborne, and Shaffer," Renascence , 30 (1978): 33-42.
  • (book chapter) "Mrozek's Tango and Other Savage Comedies," Savage Comedy. Structures of Humor (Amsterdam: Editions Rodopi, 1978).
  • (review) Savage Comedy Since King Ubu , by Kenneth S. White--in Modern Language Quarterly 61 (1977): 441-42.
  • (chapter) "Faust as Paradigm of the Aspiring Rebel," Essays in the History of Myths and Legends (Sioux Falls: Univ. of South Dakota Press, 1977).
  • (article) "Folk Ritual as Comic Catharsis and The Merry Wives of Windsor ," Mississippi Folklore Register 10 (1976): 138-53.
  • (review) Renaissance Drama: New Series 5 , eds. S. Schoenbaum and Alan C. Dessen--in Renaissance Quarterly 29 (1976).
  • (review) Shakespeare's History Plays , by David Riggs--in Shakespeare Studies 8 (1976): 438-44.
  • (article) "Jonson's Use of 'Avocatori' in Volpone ," English Language Notes 12 (1974): 8-14.
  • (review) Dialogue in American Drama , by Ruby Cohn--in Notre Dame English Journal 18 (1973): 124-27.
  • (review) From Tension to Tonic: The Plays of Edward Albee , by Anne Paolucci--in Modern Drama 15 (1972): 339-40.
  • (review) Renaissance Drama: New Series 3, ed. S. Schoenbaum--in Renaissance Quarterly 25 (1972): 229-32.
  • (article) "MacLeish's Herakles : Myth for the Modern World," The Centennial Review 15 (1971): 445-63.
  • (review) Vision and Judgment in Ben Jonson's Drama , by Gabriele Jackson--in Journal of English and Germanic Philology (JEGP) (July 1970): 517-20.
  • (article) "Tracking the Rebel in Literature," Topic (Fall 1969): 11-29.
  • (article) "Absurdism Altered: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead ," Drama Survey (Winter 1968-1969): 52-58.
  • (article) "The Legacy of Plutarch," The Western Humanities Review (Summer 1968): 207-13.
  • (article) "Identifying Ethical Values in Volpone ," The Huntington Library Quarterly (Nov. 1968): 45-57.
  • (review essay) "Drama Anthologies Today," College English (Apr. 1968): 584-89.
  • (article) "Sheets from a New Editor's Notebook," The Cue (Spring 1967): 12.
  • (review) English Prose 1600-1660 , eds. Victor Harris and Itrat Husain--in College English (Nov. 1966): 184.
  • (article) "Sholokov and the Nobel Prize," The North American Mentor (Spring 1966): 5-6.
  • (review) Ben Jonson's Plays: An Introduction , by Robert E. Knoll--in Journal of English and Germanic Philology (JEGP) (Oct. 1965): 727-30.

    Conference Papers Delivered

  • "The Destination of Arthur Miller's THE RIDE DOWN MOUNT MORGAN," Assoc, of Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) annual conference, August 1997--Chicago, IL.
  • "Learning From Richard," (panel on RICHARD III), Shakespeare Association of America convention, March 1997--Washington, D. C.
  • "Tom Stoppard's Time Warps: Arcadia and Indian Ink," Comparative Drama Conference XX, Mar. 1996--Gainesville, FL
  • "Prequels and Sequels: Shakespeare as Transmission Mediator," Shakespeare Association of America convention, March 1995--Chicago, IL.
  • "Peter Shaffer: Six Narratives in Search of an Author," Comparative Drama Conference XVIII, Mar. 1994--Gainesville, FL
  • "Ben Jonson's Theatrical De-Marginalization of the Serving Class," Center for Medieval & Early Renaissance Studies Conference, Oct., 1993--Binghamton, NY
  • "Transcending History in The Royal Hunt of the Sun ," Conference in Modern Literature, 1992--East Lansing, MI
  • "Comparative Aesthetics: Stage to Film," Comparative Drama Conference, XVI Annual, 1992--Gainesville, FL
  • "The Continuity of Shaffer's Social Realism in a Postmodern Age," American Comparative Literature Association, 1991 annual conference--San Diego
  • "The New Peter Shaffer," Assoc. for Theatre in Higher Ed.(ATHE),1990 conv.--Chicago
  • "Shakespeare's Tragedies in a Post-Kottian World," Assoc. for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE), 1989 convention--New York City
  • "Shakespeare in Kalamazoo," panel at International Medieval Congress, 1989 annual convention--Kalamazoo, MI
  • "Peter Shaffer Rediscovers Women Characters: Lettice and Lovage ," Comparative Drama Conference, XIII Annual, 1989--Gainesville, FL
  • "Jonsonian Overlays in Shakespeare's Comedy," Renaissance Society of America, 1989 convention--Cambridge, MA
  • "Empires in Collision: Royal Hunt of the Sun ," Modern Language Assoc. (MLA), 1987 convention--San Francisco
  • "The Lessons in Musical Adaptations of Dramas," (MLA), 1987 conv.--San Francisco
  • "Total Theatre and Peter Shaffer's Yonadab ," MLA, 1986 convention--New York City
  • "The Relationship Between Director and Dramaturg in University Theatres," American Theatre Assoc. (ATA), 1985 convention--Toronto
  • "Peter Shaffer's Television Play The Salt Land ," International Television Drama Conference, 1985--East Lansing, MI
  • "Adapting Plays for the Movies: Peter Shaffer," MLA, 1984 con.--Washington, D. C.
  • "Shakespeare and the Moderns: Stoppard's Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth ," Shakespeare Assoc. of America (SAA), 1984 convention--Cambridge, MA
  • "Transforming Theatre Into Film," 21st Conference in Modern Literature, 1983--East Lansing, MI
  • "Equus From Stage to Film," Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, 1982 convention--Kalamazoo, MI
  • "Emblem as Narrative Agent in Chekhov's Cherry Orchard and Peter Shaffer's Royal Hunt of the Sun ," MLA, 1981 convention--New York City
  • "Peter Shaffer's Revisions of Amadeus for the American Audience," American Theatre Assoc. (ATA), 1981 convention--Dallas
  • "Peter Shaffer's Continued Spiritual Probing: Amadeus ," Conference on Twentieth-Century Literature, 1981 assembly--Louisville
  • "The Satiric Achievements of Jonson and Wycherly," Northeast Modern Language Assoc. (NEMLA), 1980 convention--North Dartmouth, MA
  • "The Evolving Humor of Tom Stoppard," Conference on Twentieth-Century Literature, 1980 meeting--Louisville
  • "Tom Stoppard: Master Game Player," Conference on Twentieth-Century Literature, 1979 meeting--Louisville
  • "Shaffer's Equus as Monster in Man's Soul," MLA, 1977 convention--New York City
  • "Modern Day Hamlets: Theatre of the Mind," Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, 1977 convention--East Lansing
  • "Mrozek's Tango and Other Savage Comedies," MLA, 1976 convention--New York City
  • "A Modern Faustian Variation: Shaw's Major Barbara ," MLA, 1976 convention--New York City
  • "Two Interpretations of Plutarch's Caesar in Renaissance Drama," MLA, 1976 convention--New York City
  • "Faust as Paradigm of the Aspiring Rebel," Conference on the History of Myths and Legends, 1976--Madison, SD
  • "The Oft-Neglected Genre: Drama," Michigan Council of Teachers of English (MCTE), 1976 convention--Kalamazoo, MI
  • "Shakespeare's Later Dramatic Contemporaries," (panel) International Shakespeare Assoc. Congress, 1975--Washington, D. C.
  • "Comic Catharsis and the Dramaturgy of Jonson," Central Renaissance Conference, 1975 convention--Notre Dame, IN
  • "Shakespeare's Comic Catharsis," Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, 1975 meeting--Ann Arbor, MI
  • "Shakespeare, Alive and Well and Living in the Classroom," National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), 1974 district convention--Kalamazoo, MI
  • "Jonson's Use of 'Avocatori' in Volpone ," Central Renaissance Conference, 1974 session--Columbia, MO
  • "Kazantzakis and Modern Greek Drama," MLA, 1973 convention--Chicago
  • "Religion and Drama," (panel) Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, 1973 convention--Ann Arbor, MI
  • "Shakespeare's Use of Plutarch," Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, 1972 convention--East Lansing, MI
  • "John Osborne Today," Rocky Mountain Modern Language Assoc., 1970 convention--Sun Valley, Idaho
  • "MacLeish's Herakles : Myth for the Modern World, " Midwest Modern Language Assoc. (MMLA), 1969 convention--St. Louis, MO
  • "Plutarch's Humanism and View of the Arts," Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, 1969 convention--Ann Arbor, MI
  • "Two Approaches to Plutarch's Caesar: Jonson and Shakespeare," Midwest Modern Language Assoc. (MMLA), 1968 convention--Cincinnati
  • "The Humanism of Ben Jonson," Central Renaissance Conference, 1966 convention--Terre Haute, IN
  • "Ethical Values in Volpone ," North Central Renaissance Coference, 1966 convention--Windsor, Ontario
  • "Narrative in Non-Fictional Expository Writing," Conference of Illinois College English Teachers (ICET), 1963 meeting--Urbana, IL


    Professional Activities in Media, Literature, Music, Theatre:

  • Editorships: Co-founder (in 1966) and Co-Editor (till 1990--now Advisory Editor),Comparative Drama
  • Editorial Board (1983--), Slavic and East European Arts
    Editorial Board (1990--) , American Drama
  • Media Reviewer: theatre, music, film, recordings reviewer for Kalamazoo Gazette (local daily, part of Booth Newspaper chain) and for Grand Rapids Press
    Former theatre/film reviewer/commentator,WMUK radio (NPR affiliate in Kalamazoo)
  • Jury Panels: NEH jurist for Fellowships and Grants, 1971-1973 + on call
    American Theatre Assoc. (ATA) jurist for Dramatic Theory & Research Essay competitions (1985)
    Michigan Community Theatre Assoc. (MCTA) jurist for Playwriting Competition (1982)
    Actors, Playwrights' Initiative (API--Kalamazoo, MI) judge for playwriting contest (1990)
    Playwriting Adjudicator, Kalamazoo Arts Council (1994)
    Playwriting Adjudicator, Michigan Council for the Arts (1995)
  • Book Publishing Editorial Consultant:
    Cambridge Univ. PressHoughton Mifflin Co.
    Dickenson Publishers, Inc.Univ. of Florida Press
    Fairleigh Dickinson Univ. PressUniv. of Missouri Press
  • Production Consultant/Evaluator: Indiana Univ./Purdue Univ. at Fort Wayne (1982, 1985, 1987)
  • Production Lecturer, EQUUS: Indiana Univ./Purdue Univ. (February, 1996).
  • External Examiner (tenure, promotion, etc.): for Indiana Univ.; Northwestern Univ.; Purdue Univ.; Texas A & M Univ.; Universities of Illinois, Michigan, Toronto, Wisconsin; Arizona State Univ.; Stanford Univ.
  • Dramaturg: for Equus (1996, 1984), Amadeus (1985), Romeo and Juliet (1987), Macbeth (1989), Hamlet (1990), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1992), Julius Caesar (1993)
  • Director: Opera workshop scenes (Western Michigan Univ. School of Music, 1987)
    Annual television retrospectives of arts events locally (since 1986)


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