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The cambridge companion to Shakespeare studies / Edited by Stanley Wells

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge university press, 1986Description: xi, 329 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PR2976 CAM
Contents:
1. The life of Shakespeare S. Schoenbaum; 2. Shakespeare and the thought of his age W. R. Elton; 3. Shakespeare the non-dramatic poet Robert Ellrodt; 4. Shakespeare and the arts of language Inga-Stina Ewbank; 5. Playhouses and players in the time of Shakespeare Peter Thomson; 6. Shakespeare And the theatrical conventions of his time Alan C. Dessen; 7. Shakespeare and the traditions of comedy David Daniell; 8. Shakespeare and the traditions of tragedy G. K. Hunter; 9. Shakespeare's use of history R. L. Smallwood; 10. The transmission of Shakespeare's text MacD. P. Jackson; 11. Shakespeare on the stage from 1660 to 1900 Russell Jackson; 12. Critical approaches to Shakespeare from 1660 to 1904 Harry Levin; 13. Twentieth-century Shakespeare criticism: a. the comedies Lawrence Danson; b. the tragedies Kenneth Muir; c. the histories Edward Berry; 14. Shakespeare on the twentieth-century stage Roger Warren; 15. Shakespeare on film and television Robert Hapgood; 16. Shakespeare and new critical approaches Terence Hawkes; 17. Shakespeare reference books Dieter Mehl; Index.
Summary: The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare Studies offers a comprehensive introduction to the study of Shakespeare in a series of essays specially written by an international team of eminent scholars. Studies of Shakespeare's life, and of his relationship to the thought of his time, are followed by essays connecting his writings to the literary, dramatic, and theatrical conventions of his age. There are accounts of the transmission of his text, and of the theatrical and critical fortunes of his plays from his own time to ours. Particular attention is given to the twentieth century in studies of criticism, theatre history, the plays on film and television, new critical approaches, and reference books. Each essay is followed by a reading list. A successor to Cambridge's original Companion to Shakespeare Studies (1934) and the New Companion to Shakespeare Studies (1971) this attractively written and helpfully organized volume will be an indispensable companion to anyone with a serious interest in Shakespeare
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Archive Archive Zvishavane Archives Zvishavane Archives PR2976 CAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 46461 Not for loan BK1313
Archive Archive Zvishavane Archives Zvishavane Archives PR2976 CAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 43592 Not for loan Box 37 BK21193
Archive Archive Zvishavane Archives Zvishavane Archives PR2976 CAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 43591 Not for loan BK33250

Includes index

1. The life of Shakespeare S. Schoenbaum; 2. Shakespeare and the thought of his age W. R. Elton; 3. Shakespeare the non-dramatic poet Robert Ellrodt; 4. Shakespeare and the arts of language Inga-Stina Ewbank; 5. Playhouses and players in the time of Shakespeare Peter Thomson; 6. Shakespeare And the theatrical conventions of his time Alan C. Dessen; 7. Shakespeare and the traditions of comedy David Daniell; 8. Shakespeare and the traditions of tragedy G. K. Hunter; 9. Shakespeare's use of history R. L. Smallwood; 10. The transmission of Shakespeare's text MacD. P. Jackson; 11. Shakespeare on the stage from 1660 to 1900 Russell Jackson; 12. Critical approaches to Shakespeare from 1660 to 1904 Harry Levin; 13. Twentieth-century Shakespeare criticism: a. the comedies Lawrence Danson; b. the tragedies Kenneth Muir; c. the histories Edward Berry; 14. Shakespeare on the twentieth-century stage Roger Warren; 15. Shakespeare on film and television Robert Hapgood; 16. Shakespeare and new critical approaches Terence Hawkes; 17. Shakespeare reference books Dieter Mehl; Index.

The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare Studies offers a comprehensive introduction to the study of Shakespeare in a series of essays specially written by an international team of eminent scholars. Studies of Shakespeare's life, and of his relationship to the thought of his time, are followed by essays connecting his writings to the literary, dramatic, and theatrical conventions of his age. There are accounts of the transmission of his text, and of the theatrical and critical fortunes of his plays from his own time to ours. Particular attention is given to the twentieth century in studies of criticism, theatre history, the plays on film and television, new critical approaches, and reference books. Each essay is followed by a reading list. A successor to Cambridge's original Companion to Shakespeare Studies (1934) and the New Companion to Shakespeare Studies (1971) this attractively written and helpfully organized volume will be an indispensable companion to anyone with a serious interest in Shakespeare

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