Early Shakespeare, 1588-1594 / edited by Rory Loughnane, Andrew J. Power.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Loughnane, Rory, editor.

Power, Andrew J., 1977- editor, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Authorship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 324 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Summary:

Early Shakespeare, 1588-1594 draws together leading scholars of text, performance, and theatre history to offer a rigorous re-appraisal of Shakespeare's early career. The contributors offer rich new critical insights into the theatrical and poetic context in which Shakespeare first wrote and his emergence as an author of note, while challenging traditional readings of his beginnings in the burgeoning theatre industry. Shakespeare's earliest works are treated on their own merit and in their own time without looking forward to Shakespeare's later achievements; contributors situate Shakespeare, in his twenties, in a very specific time, place, and cultural moment. The volume features essays about Shakespeare's early style, characterisation, and dramaturgy, together with analysis of his early co-authors, rivals, and influences (including Lyly, Spenser and Marlowe). This collection provides essential entry points to, and original readings of, the poet-dramatist's earliest extant writings and shines new light on his first activities as a professional author.

Contents:

Introduction: Beginning with Shakespeare / Rory Loughnane and Andrew J. Power

Shakespeare and the Idea of Early Authorship / Rory Loughnane

Collaboration and Shakespeare's Early Career / Will Sharpe

Language and Style of Early Shakespeare. Language and style of early Shakespeare / Goran Stanivokuvic

Shakespeare's Early Verse Style: Titus Andronicus, Venus and Adonis, Arden of Favershamac / Donald P. Jackson

Early Shakespeare, Chaucer, and Narrative Theory: Arden of Faversham and (the) Franklin's Tale / Laurie Maguire

Poetry, Counsel and Coercion in Shakespeare's Early History Plays / Harriet Archer

John Lyly and Shakespeare's Early Career / Andy Kesson

Spenser and Shakespeare: Bards of a Feather? / Willy Maley

Arden of Faversham, Richard Burbage, and the Early Shakespeare Canon / Terri Bourus

Boy Parts in Early Shakespeare / Andrew J. Power

The Origins of Richard Duke of York / John Jowett

Early Shakespeare and the Authorship of The Taming of The ShrewT / John V. Nance

Who Read What When? / Gary Taylor.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Apr 2020).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-108-85374-9

1-108-85248-3

1-108-86174-1