| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 295 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Cambridge companions to literature |
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Cambridge companions to literature
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| Contents |
Introduction : Shakespeare's poetry in the twenty-first century / Patrick Cheney -- Shakespeare and the development of English poetry / William J. Kennedy -- Rhetoric, style, and poetic form / John Roe -- Print and manuscript / Lukas Erne -- Venus and Adonis / Coppélia Kahn -- The rape of Lucrece / Catherine Belsey -- The passionate pilgrim and 'The phoenix and the turtle' / James P. Bednarz -- The sonnets / Michael Schoenfeldt -- A lover's complaint / Katherine Rowe -- Poetry, politics, and religion / Andrew Hadfield -- Love, beauty, and sexuality / Danielle Clarke -- Shakespeare and classicism / Heather James -- Poetry in Shakespeare's plays / Patrick Cheney -- Poetry and performance / David Schalkwyk -- Reception and influence / Sasha Roberts |
| Summary |
This Companion provides a full introduction to the poetry of William Shakespeare through discussion of his freestanding narrative poems, the Sonnets, and his plays. Fourteen leading international scholars provide accessible and authoritative chapters on all relevant topics: from Shakespeare's seminal role in the development of English poetry, the wide-ranging practice of his poetic form, and his enigmatic place in print and manuscript culture, to his immersion in English Renaissance politics, religion, classicism, and gender dynamics. With individual chapters on Venus and Adonis, The Rape of Lucrece, The Passionate Pilgrim, 'The Phoenix and the Turtle', the Sonnets, and A Lover's Complaint, the Companion also includes chapters on the presence of poetry in the dramatic works, on the relation between poetry and performance, and on the reception and influence of the poems. The volume includes a chronology of Shakespeare's life, a note on reference works, and a reading list for each chapter |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-286) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Poetic works
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Rape of Lucrece
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Sonnets
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Venus and Adonis
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| SUBJECT |
Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 |
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Shakespeare, William -- Criticism andinterpretation. cct |
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. fast (OCoLC)fst00029048 |
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Shakespeare, William. |
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Rape of Lucrece (Shakespeare, William) fast (OCoLC)fst01359495 |
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Sonnets (Shakespeare, William) fast (OCoLC)fst01356082 |
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Venus and Adonis (Shakespeare, William) fast (OCoLC)fst01795301 |
| Subject |
Narrative poetry, English -- History and criticism
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Sonnets, English -- History and criticism
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| Genre/Form |
Aufsatzsammlung.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cheney, Patrick, 1949-
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Cambridge University Press
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| LC no. |
2007296029 |
| ISBN |
0521608643 (pbk.) |
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0521846277 |
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1139001272 |
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9780521608640 (pbk.) |
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9780521846271 |
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9781139001274 |
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