Shakespeare: The Basics

McEvoy, Sean

ISBN 10: 0415362466 / ISBN 13: 9780415362467

Published by Routledge, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Shakespeare: The Basics
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415362466
• ISBN 13: 9780415362467
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The second edition of this best-selling guide demystifies Shakespeare’s plays and brings critical ideas within a beginner’s grasp. The text provides a thorough general introduction to the plays, based on the exciting new approaches shaping the field of Shakespeare studies.

Demonstrating how interpretations of Shakespeare are linked to cultural and political contexts, and providing readings of the most frequently studied plays in the light of contemporary critical thought, Shakespeare: The Basics explores:

• Shakespeare’s language
• the plays as performance texts
• the cultural and political contexts of the plays
• early modern theatre practice
• new understandings of the major genres.

Fully updated to include discussion of criticism and performance in the last five years, a new chapter on Shakespeare on film, and a broader critical approach, this book is the essential resource for all students of Shakespeare.

About the Author

Sean McEvoy teaches English at Varndean College, Brighton, and on the Shakespeare MA at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is editor of the Hamlet volume in the Routledge Guides to Literature series, and of a forthcoming study of Ben Jonson’s plays.