| Description |
xi, 329 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: 1. The life of Shakespeare S. Schoenbaum -- 2. Shakespeare and the thought of his age W. R. Elton -- 3. Shakespeare the non-dramatic poet Robert Ellrodt -- 4. Shakespeare and the arts of language Inga-Stina Ewbank -- 5. Playhouses and players in the time of Shakespeare Peter Thomson -- 6. Shakespeare And the theatrical conventions of his time Alan C. Dessen -- 7. Shakespeare and the traditions of comedy David Daniell -- 8. Shakespeare and the traditions of tragedy G. K. Hunter -- 9. Shakespeare's use of history R. L. Smallwood -- 10. The transmission of Shakespeare's text MacD. P. Jackson -- 11. Shakespeare on the stage from 1660 to 1900 Russell Jackson -- 12. Critical approaches to Shakespeare from 1660 to 1904 Harry Levin -- 13. Twentieth-century Shakespeare criticism: a. the comedies Lawrence Danson -- b. the tragedies Kenneth Muir -- c. the histories Edward Berry -- 14. Shakespeare on the twentieth-century stage Roger Warren -- 15. Shakespeare on film and television Robert Hapgood -- 16. Shakespeare and new critical approaches Terence Hawkes -- 17. Shakespeare reference books Dieter Mehl -- Index |
| Summary |
The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare Studies offers a comprehensive introduction to the study of Shakespeare in a series of essays specially written by an international team of eminent scholars. Studies of Shakespeare's life, and of his relationship to the thought of his time, are followed by essays connecting his writings to the literary, dramatic, and theatrical conventions of his age. There are accounts of the transmission of his text, and of the theatrical and critical fortunes of his plays from his own time to ours. Particular attention is given to the twentieth century in studies of criticism, theatre history, the plays on film and television, new critical approaches, and reference books. Each essay is followed by a reading list. A successor to Cambridge's original Companion to Shakespeare Studies (1934) and the New Companion to Shakespeare Studies (1971) this attractively written and helpfully organized volume will be an indispensable companion to anyone with a serious interest in Shakespeare |
| Analysis |
Drama in English Shakespeare, William - Critical studies |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes index and bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Examinations -- Study guides.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
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| Genre/Form |
Study guides.
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| Author |
Wells, Stanley, 1930-
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| LC no. |
85029066 |
| ISBN |
0521267374 |
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0521318416 (paperback) |
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