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Shakespeare's Problem Plays: All's Well That Ends Well, Measure for Measure, Troilus and Cressida (New Casebooks, 84) - Softcover

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9780333654286: Shakespeare's Problem Plays: All's Well That Ends Well, Measure for Measure, Troilus and Cressida (New Casebooks, 84)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0333654285 ISBN 13: 9780333654286
Publisher: Red Globe Press, 2005

Synopsis

This New Casebook offers a wide-ranging selection of contemporary critical readings of Shakespeare's three 'problem plays': All's Well that Ends Well, Measure for Measure and Trolius and Cressida. Together, they reflect the diversity of late twentieth-century theory and the controversy that continues to be generated by the plays, and discuss a variety of key issues. These include the meaning of the term 'problem play', the historical context and political and cultural significance of the plays, as well as issues of staging and theatre history. The volume also provides a helpful introduction which guides the reader through the critical approaches, terms and debates, as well as explanatory notes for each essay and a useful section on further reading.

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About the Author

SIMON BARKER is Principal Lecturer at the University of Gloucestershire, UK.
SIMON BARKER is Principal Lecturer at the University of Gloucestershire, UK.

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This New Casebook offers a wide-ranging selection of contemporary critical readings of Shakespeare's three 'problem plays': All's Well that Ends Well, Measure for Measure and Trolius and Cressida. Together, they reflect the diversity of late twentieth-century theory and the controversy that continues to be generated by the plays, and discuss a variety of key issues. These include the meaning of the term 'problem play', the historical context and political and cultural significance of the plays, as well as issues of staging and theatre history. The volume also provides a helpful introduction which guides the reader through the critical approaches, terms and debates, as well as explanatory notes for each essay and a useful section on further reading.

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Publisher
Red Globe Press
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0333654285
ISBN 13 
9780333654286
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
250
Editor
Barker Simon
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  • 3.50 out of 5 stars
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