Shakespeare: Texts and Contexts

Shakespeare: Texts and Contexts
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Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages : 344
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ISBN-10 : 0312230362
ISBN-13 : 9780312230364
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Book Synopsis Shakespeare: Texts and Contexts by : Kiernan Ryan

Download or read book Shakespeare: Texts and Contexts written by Kiernan Ryan and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-03-07 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on both the texts of Shakespeare's plays, and the many contexts in which they have been produced, from their first performances to contemporary reproductions. This book introduces nine of Shakespeare's major plays and focuses on the critical practices of close reading, historical contextualisation, and a lively question-and-answer teaching style. There is also detailed attention to Shakespeare on stage, on film, and in the new communications technologies and to new theoretical approaches to Shakespeare's plays.


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