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Shakespeare
ISBN-13:
9781405151955
Veröffentl:
2009
Einband:
E-Book
Seiten:
280
Autor:
David Bevington
eBook Typ:
PDF
eBook Format:
Reflowable
Kopierschutz:
2 - DRM Adobe
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
The extended second edition of this inspiring introduction toShakespeare offers readers more insights into what makesShakespeare great, and why we still read and perform his works.* * A highly innovative introduction to the extraordinaryphenomenon of Shakespeare* * Explores Shakespeares works through the "Seven Ages of Man",from childhood to "second childishness and mere oblivion"* * Now includes more material on fathers and sons, the perils ofcourtship, the circumstances of Shakespeares own life, theperformance history of his plays on stage and on screen, andmore* * A new final chapter on "Shakespeare Today" looks at theremarkable diversity of interpretations in modern criticism andperformance of Shakespeare* * Discusses a wide range of plays and poems* * Suitable for both non-specialist readers, and scholars seekinga fresh approach to the study of Shakespeare
List of illustrations.To the Reader.1 All the World's a Stage: Poetry and Theatre.2 Creeping Like Snail: Childhood, Education, Early Friendship,Sibling Rivalries.3 Sighing Like Furnace: Courtship and Sexual Desire.4 Full of Strange Oaths and Bearded Like the Pard: TheComing-of-Age of the Male.5 Jealous in Honour: Love and Friendship in Crises.6 Wise Saws: Political and Social Disillusionment,Humankind's Relationship to the Divine, and PhilosophicalScepticism.7 Modern Instances: Misogyny, Jealousy, Pessimism, and MidlifeCrises.8 The Lean and Slippered Pantaloon: Ageing Fathers and theirDaughters.9 Last Scene of All: Retirement from the Theatre.10 Shakespeare Today.Notes.Further Reading.Index
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