| Description |
xvi, 282 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Part 1. Understanding the text. Chapter 1. Shakespeare's Language (1) -- Chapter 2. Shakespeare's Language (2) -- Chapter 3. Types of Stage Action -- Chapter 4. What the play means in performance -- Part Two. The Genres. Chapter 5. What is Genre? -- Chapter 6. Understanding Comedy: The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice -- Chapter 7. Understanding History: King Richard II, King Henry IV Part One, King Henry V -- Chapter 8. Understanding Tragedy: Hamlet, King Lear, Othello -- Chapter 9. Understanding the mixed-genre plays: Measure For Measure, Troilus and Cressida -- Chapter 10. Understanding Romance: The Winter's Tale, The Tempest. -- Conclusion. -- Chronology. -- References. -- Index of Definitions of Concepts and Terms. -- General Index |
| Summary |
"Aimed squarely at the student new to Shakespeare, this volume provides a through introduction to the plays, based on the exciting new approaches shaping the field of Shakespeare studies. The author offers a refreshingly clear guide to Shakespeare's language; the plays as performance texts; the cultural and political contexts of the plays; early modern theatre practice; new understandings of the major genres." --Routledge |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-277) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Outlines, syllabi, etc.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation -- Outlines, syllabi, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Outlines and syllabi.
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| Author |
ebrary, Inc.
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| LC no. |
99046914 |
| ISBN |
041521288X (hb) |
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0415212898 (paperback) |
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