The Definitive Shakespeare Companion 4 Volumes

Author : Joseph Rosenblum
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 : 144083444X
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Definitive Shakespeare Companion written by Joseph Rosenblum and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2017-06-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Written with the needs of students in mind, this four-volume set demystifies Shakespeare for today's readers and provides the necessary perspective and analysis students need to better appreciate the genius of his work. This indispensable ready reference examines Shakespeare's plots, language, and themes; his use of sources and exploration of issues important to his age; the interpretation of his works through productions from the Renaissance to the present; and the critical reaction to key questions concerning his writings. The book provides coverage of each key play and poems in discrete sections, with each section presenting summaries; discussions of themes, characters, language, and imagery; and clear explications of key passages."--Provided by publisher.

Author : Joseph Rosenblum
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 3141 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Definitive Shakespeare Companion [4 volumes] written by Joseph Rosenblum and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-06-22 with total page 3141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This expansive four-volume work gives students detailed explanations of Shakespeare's plays and poems and also covers his age, life, theater, texts, and language. Numerous excerpts from primary source historical documents contextualize his works, while reviews of productions chronicle his performance history and reception. Shakespeare's works often served to convey simple truths, but they are also complex, multilayered masterpieces. Shakespeare drew on varied sources to create his plays, and while the plays are sometimes set in worlds before the Elizabethan age, they nonetheless parallel and comment on situations in his own era. Written with the needs of students in mind, this four-volume set demystifies Shakespeare for today's readers and provides the necessary perspective and analysis students need to better appreciate the genius of his work. This indispensable ready reference examines Shakespeare's plots, language, and themes; his use of sources and exploration of issues important to his age; the interpretation of his works through productions from the Renaissance to the present; and the critical reaction to key questions concerning his writings. The book provides coverage of each key play and poems in discrete sections, with each section presenting summaries; discussions of themes, characters, language, and imagery; and clear explications of key passages. Readers will be able to inspect historical documents related to the topics explored in the work being discussed and view excerpts from Shakespeare's sources as well as reviews of major productions. The work also provides a comprehensive list of print and electronic resources suitable for student research.

Author : David Scott Kastan
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9780631218784
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Companion to Shakespeare written by David Scott Kastan and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1999-10-29 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to Shakespeare is an indispensable book for students and teachers of Shakespeare, indeed for anyone with an interest in his plays. Contains 28 newly commissioned essays written by the most distinguished historians and literary scholars Situates Shakespeare in the historical and cultural conditions in which he wrote

Author : Michael Quinn Dudley
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527539369
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Shakespeare Authorship Question and Philosophy written by Michael Quinn Dudley and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2023-10-17 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly 200 years, people have questioned the identity of Shakespeare; however, this debate is often dismissed by most scholars as “just a conspiracy theory,” with the life of the poet-playwright being “beyond doubt.” And yet, the documented facts related to the man from Stratford are meagre—where they exist at all—forcing biographers to rely heavily on their own imaginations. What does it mean to say that the traditional stance on Shakespeare’s authorship is a belief as opposed to a search for knowledge? What are the ethical implications of declaring that some history is “beyond doubt,” and that no debate about it may be permitted? What can theories of knowledge, truth and rhetoric tell us about how knowledge of Shakespeare has been constructed and justified? To the extent that this belief has consequences for society, can it then be said to be an ethical one? Finally, what difference does it actually make—from a pragmatic perspective—who the Author was? Highly original in its scope, The Shakespeare Authorship Question and Philosophy sets out the debate’s many profound philosophical dimensions concerning knowledge, historiography, truth and academic freedom—implications that transcend the debate itself.

Author : Richard Dutton
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Companion to Shakespeare's Works, Volume IV written by Richard Dutton and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2003-06-02 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text on Shakespeare's problem plays, poems and late plays contains essays on 'Troilus and Cressida', 'Measure for Measure' and 'All's Well That Ends Well'. In addition, it includes 12 essays on his poetry, one of the topics being the reception history of the sonnets.

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Works of William Shakespeare written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book The Complete Works of William Shakespeare written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780681410039
Total Pages : 1240 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Complete Works of William Shakespeare written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1990-06-01 with total page 1240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Barton
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307773914
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Playing Shakespeare written by John Barton and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2010-11-10 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Playing Shakespeare is the premier guide to understanding and appreciating the mastery of the world’s greatest playwright. Together with Royal Shakespeare Company actors–among them Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Ben Kingsley, and David Suchet–John Barton demonstrates how to adapt Elizabethan theater for the modern stage. The director begins by explicating Shakespeare’s verse and prose, speeches and soliloquies, and naturalistic and heightened language to discover the essence of his characters. In the second section, Barton and the actors explore nuance in Shakespearean theater, from evoking irony and ambiguity and striking the delicate balance of passion and profound intellectual thought, to finding new approaches to playing Shakespeare’s most controversial creation, Shylock, from The Merchant of Venice. A practical and essential guide, Playing Shakespeare will stand for years as the authoritative favorite among actors, scholars, teachers, and students.

Author : Louis B. Wright
Publisher : Associated University Presse
ISBN 13 : 9780918016553
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Folger Library, Two Decades of Growth written by Louis B. Wright and published by Associated University Presse. This book was released on 1978-07 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: