Shakespeare in London / Hannah Crawforth, Sarah Dustagheer and Jennifer Young.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crawforth, Hannah Jane, 1980- author.

Contributor:

Dustagheer, Sarah, editor.

Young, Jennifer, 1974- editor.

Series:

Arden Shakespeare.

Arden Shakespeare

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Knowledge--London (England).

London (England)--In literature.

London (England).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, [2018]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Shakespeare in London offers a lively and engaging new reading of some of Shakespeare's major work, informed by close attention to the language of his drama. The focus of the book is on Shakespeare's London, how it influenced his drama and how he represents it on stage. Taking readers on an imaginative journey through the city, the book moves both chronologically, from beginning to end of Shakespeare's dramatic career, and also geographically, traversing London from west to east. Each chapter focuses on one play and one key location, drawing out the thematic connections between that place and the drama it underwrites. Plays discussed in detail include Hamlet, Measure for Measure, The Merchant of Venice, The Tempest, King Lear and Romeo and Juliet. Close textual readings accompany the wealth of contextual material, providing a fresh and exciting way into Shakespeare's work."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Note on the Text

A Chronology of Shakespeare's Life and Early Modern London

Introduction: Shakespeare's London

1. Violence in Shakespeare's London: Titus Andronicus (1594) and Tyburn

2. Politics in Shakespeare's London: Richard II (1595) and Whitehall

3. Class in Shakespeare's London: Romeo and Juliet (1595

6) and The Strand

4. Law in Shakespeare's London: The Merchant of Venice (1596

8) and the Inns of Court

5. Religion in Shakespeare's London: Hamlet (1600

1) and St Paul's

6. Medicine in Shakespeare's London: King Lear (1605

6) and Bedlam

7. Economics in Shakespeare's London: Timon of Athens (1607) and the King's Bench Prison, Southwark

8. Experimentation in Shakespeare's London: The Tempest (1610

11) and Lime Street

Epilogue: Henry VIII (1613) and the Tower of London

Works Cited

Suggested Further Reading

Index.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: London: Arden Shakespeare, 2015. Digital resource published 2018.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 13, 2018).

ISBN:

9781408151808

1408151804

9781472573728

1472573722

9781474220491

1474220495

9781408151792

1408151790

OCLC:

905691400