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Critical survey of Shakespeare's plays / editor, Joseph Rosenblum.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.
- Shakespeare, William.
- English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600--History and criticism.
- English drama.
- English drama--17th century--History and criticism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 363 pages) : illustrations, portraits
- Edition:
- [Second edition].
- Place of Publication:
- Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Incorporated ; Amenia, New York : Grey House Publishing, [2015]
- Summary:
- Written by leading experts in the field of Shakespearean studies, Critical Survey of Shakespeare's Plays closely examines all 39 of Shakespeare's plays, as well as Shakespeare's life, style, technique, and influences. This title begins with a biography of Shakespeare and an introduction to his plays as a whole, followed by close readings of individual plays. Each essay is devoted to a single work and provides an in-depth critical analysis of the play's historical significance, literary/dramatic techniques, and meaning to a contemporary audience. An abstract, explanation of context, and lists of keywords, works cited, and recommended books for further study also enhance each essay. -- Amazon.
- Contents:
- Critical Survey of Shakespeare's Plays; Contents; About this Volume; List of Contributors; Introduction; Alphabetical List of Works; Categorized List of Works; Chronological List of Works; Biography; The Plays; The Poetry; Bibliography; Character Index; Quotation Index; Subject Index; Biographical Time Line; The Man; The Dramatist; The Poet; Shakespeare's Enduring Allure; Women's Speech in the Age of Shakespeare; Familial Rights and Responsibilities in Romeo and Juliet and King Lear; Playing Shakespeare at the Globe; All's Well That Ends Well; Antony and Cleopatra; As You Like It
- The Comedy of ErrorsCoriolanus; Cymbeline; Edward III; Hamlet, Prince of Denmark; Henry IV, Part I; Henry IV, Part II; Henry V; Henry VI, Part I; Henry VI, Part II; Henry VI, Part III; Henry VIII; Julius Caesar; King John; King Lear; Love's Labour's Lost; Macbeth; Measure for Measure; The Merchant of Venice; The Merry Wives of Windsor; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Much Ado About Nothing; Othello, the Moor of Venice; Pericles, Prince of Tyre; Richard II; Richard III; Romeo and Juliet; The Taming of the Shrew; The Tempest; Timon of Athens; Titus Andronicus; Troilus and Cressida
- Twelfth Night: Or, What You WillThe Two Gentlemen of Verona; The Two Noble Kinsmen; The Winter's Tale; A Lover's Complaint; The Passionate Pilgrim; The Phoenix and the Turtle; The Rape of Lucrece; Venus and Adonis; A Brief History of Shakespeare Studies; A Guide to Free Online Resources on Shakespeare's Plays; U.S. Shakespeare Festivals
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 23, 2016).
- Originally published as: Shakespeare. �1998.
- Edition statement supplied by publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9781619258655
- 161925865X
- OCLC:
- 932625354
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