The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's Last Plays

The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's Last Plays
Title The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's Last Plays PDF eBook
Author Catherine M. S. Alexander
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Total Pages 245
Release 2009-07-16
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1139828282

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Which plays are included under the heading 'Shakespeare's last plays', and when does Shakespeare's 'last' period begin? What is meant by a 'late play', and what are the benefits in defining plays in this way? Reflecting the recent growth of interest in late studies, and recognising the gaps in accessible scholarship on this area, in this book leading international Shakespeare scholars address these and many other questions. The essays locate Shakespeare's last plays - single and co-authored - in the period of their composition, consider the significant characteristics of their Jacobean context, and explore the rich afterlives, on stage, in print and other media of The Winter's Tale, Cymbeline, The Tempest, Pericles, The Two Noble Kinsmen and Henry VIII. The volume opens with a historical timeline that places the plays in the contexts of contemporary political events, theatrical events, other cultural milestones, Shakespeare's life and that of his playing company, the King's Men.

The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's History Plays

The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's History Plays
Title The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's History Plays PDF eBook
Author Michael Hattaway
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Total Pages 463
Release 2002-12-05
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 113982631X

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Shakespeare's history plays have been performed more in recent years than ever before, in Britain, North America, and in Europe. This 2002 volume provides an accessible, wide-ranging and informed introduction to Shakespeare's history and Roman plays. It is attentive throughout to the plays as they have been performed over the centuries since they were written. The first part offers accounts of the genre of the history play, of Renaissance historiography, of pageants and masques, and of women's roles, as well as comparisons with history plays in Spain and the Netherlands. Chapters in the second part look at individual plays as well as other Shakespearean texts which are closely related to the histories. The Companion offers a full bibliography, genealogical tables, and a list of principal and recurrent characters. It is a comprehensive guide for students, researchers and theatre-goers alike.

The New Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare

The New Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare
Title The New Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare PDF eBook
Author Margreta De Grazia
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Total Pages 381
Release 2010-03-25
Genre Drama
ISBN 0521886325

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Twenty-one essays provide lively and authoritative approaches to the literary, historical, cultural and performative aspects of Shakespeare works.

The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Race

The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Race
Title The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Race PDF eBook
Author Ayanna Thompson
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Total Pages 518
Release 2021-02-25
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1108623298

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The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Race shows teachers and students how and why Shakespeare and race are inseparable. Moving well beyond Othello, the collection invites the reader to understand racialized discourses, rhetoric, and performances in all of Shakespeare's plays, including the comedies and histories. Race is presented through an intersectional approach with chapters that focus on the concepts of sexuality, lineage, nationality, and globalization. The collection helps students to grapple with the unique role performance plays in constructions of race by Shakespeare (and in Shakespearean performances), considering both historical and contemporary actors and directors. The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Race will be the first book that truly frames Shakespeare studies and early modern race studies for a non-specialist, student audience.

The Cambridge Companion to Shakespearean Tragedy

The Cambridge Companion to Shakespearean Tragedy
Title The Cambridge Companion to Shakespearean Tragedy PDF eBook
Author Claire McEachern
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Total Pages 325
Release 2013-08-08
Genre Drama
ISBN 110701977X

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This updated Companion has been fully revised and includes an extensively overhauled bibliography and four new chapters by leading scholars.

The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on Stage

The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on Stage
Title The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on Stage PDF eBook
Author Stanley Wells
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Total Pages 518
Release 2002-05-30
Genre Drama
ISBN 1139826484

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This 2002 Companion is designed for readers interested in past and present productions of Shakespeare's plays, both in and beyond Britain. The first six chapters describe aspects of the British performing tradition in chronological sequence, from the early staging of Shakespeare's own time, through to the present day. Each relates Shakespearean developments to broader cultural concerns and adopts an individual approach and focus, on textual adaptation, acting, stages, scenery or theatre management. These are followed by three explorations of acting: tragic and comic actors and women performers of Shakespeare roles. A section on international performance includes chapters on interculturalism, on touring companies and on political theatre, with separate accounts of the performing traditions of North America, Asia and Africa. Over forty pictures illustrate peformers and productions of Shakespeare from around the world. An amalgamated list of items for further reading completes the book.

The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare

The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare
Title The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare PDF eBook
Author Margreta de Grazia
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Total Pages 504
Release 2001-04-05
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1139825984

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This book offers a comprehensive, readable and authoritative introduction to the study of Shakespeare, by means of nineteen newly commissioned essays. An international team of prominent scholars provide a broadly cultural approach to the chief literary, performative and historical aspects of Shakespeare's work. They bring the latest scholarship to bear on traditional subjects of Shakespeare study, such as biography, the transmission of the texts, the main dramatic and poetic genres, the stage in Shakespeare's time and the history of criticism and performance. In addition, authors engage with more recently defined topics: gender and sexuality, Shakespeare on film, the presence of foreigners in Shakespeare's England and his impact on other cultures. Helpful reference features include chronologies of the life and works, illustrations, detailed reading lists and a bibliographical essay.