Reading Shakespeare historically / Lisa Jardine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jardine, Lisa.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Political and social views.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Political and social views.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Contemporary England.

Literature and history--England--History--16th century.

Literature and history.

England.

History.

Literature and society--England--History--16th century.

Literature and society.

Women and literature--England--History--16th century.

Women and literature.

Social problems in literature.

Historicism.

Physical Description:

207 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.

Summary:

Rereading Rennaisance drama in its historical and cultural context, renowned Renaissance scholar Lisa Jardine raises intriguing questions about how the culture and history of the past illuminates key social and political issues of today. From how the rhetorical rules for letter-writing outline the misuse and breakdown of communication in "King Lear, and how competing loyalties of companionate marriage and male friendship intensify the gender conflicts in Middleton's "The Changling. "A splendid collection of essays by one of the most distinguished and original scholars on both sides of the Atlantic." --Natalie Zemon Davis, Princeton University "Lisa Jardine is an exhilarating guide to the critical controversies and new perspectives that have recently transformed our understanding of Shakespeare." --Stephen Greenblatt, UC-Berkeley This title available in eBook format. Click here for more information. Visit our eBookstore at: www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415134897

0415134900

OCLC:

32890699