The Cambridge Shakespeare Library 3 Volume Hardback Set: Shakespeare's Times, Texts and Stages; Shakespeare Criticism; Shakespeare Performance (3 Hardback books)

Edited by Catherine Alexander

ISBN 10: 0521824338 / ISBN 13: 9780521824330

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2003

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1st edition. 1416 pages. 10.00x7.75x3.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Cambridge Shakespeare Library 3 Volume Hardback Set: Shakespeare's Times, Texts and Stages; Shakespeare Criticism; Shakespeare Performance (3 Hardback books)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521824338
• ISBN 13: 9780521824330
• Binding: 3 Hardback books
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 3.55 kilograms

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Synopsis

These three volumes represent the best Shakespeare criticism of the last fifty years. 140 articles have been included, with introductions by Stanley Wells, Terence Hawkes and Peter Holland under three main headings. The first volume covers Shakespeare's life and times, the texts of his plays and their staging in the period; the second consists of literary criticism applied to Shakespeare since World War II and the third includes performance-centered articles on staging and acting. The essays are reprinted from the Shakespeare Survey yearbook, selected and ordered by Catherine Alexander.

Book Description

These three volumes represent the best Shakespeare criticism of the last fifty years. 140 articles have been organised under three main headings with substantial introductory essays by Stanley Wells, Terence Hawkes and Peter Holland. The first covers Shakespeare's life and times, the texts of his plays and their staging in the period; the second consists of literary criticism applied to Shakespeare since WW2; the third includes performance-centred articles on staging and acting. The essays are reprinted from the yearbook Shakespeare Survey, selected and ordered by Catherine Alexander.