Volumes in this series trace the course of Shakespeare criticism, play-by-play, from the earliest items of recorded criticism to the beginnings of the modern period. The focus of the documentary material is from the late 18th century to the first half of the 20th century. Thus the Series makes a major contribution to our understanding of the plays and of the traditions of Shakespearean criticsm as they have developed from century to century. The introduction to each volume constitutes an important chapter of literary history, tracing the entire critical career of each play from the beginnings to the present day.
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Volumes in this series trace the course of Shakespeare criticism, play-by-play, from the earliest items of recorded criticism to the beginnings of the modern period. The focus of the documentary material is from the early 18th century to the first half of the 20th century.
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General Editor's Preface; Preface; Acknowledgements; The Work; Select Bibliography; Index
"...the anthology is an excellent resource for teaching as well as scholarship as it provides further fuel for those discussions of meaning and ideology that the play so readily provokes."- Sarah Annes Brown, The Shakespearean Apocrypha: A Publication of the Shakespeare Yearbook
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The aim of the Critical Tradition series is to increase our knowledge of how Shakespeare’s plays were received and understood by critics, editors and general readers. Each volume traces the course of Shakespeare criticism, play-by-play, from the earliest items of recorded criticism to the beginnings of the modern period. The focus of the documentary material is from the late 18th century to the first half of the 20th century. The series makes a major contribution to our understanding of the plays and of the traditions of Shakespearean criticism as they have developed from century to century. The introduction to each volume constitutes an important chapter of literary history, tracing the entire critical career of each play from the beginnings to the present day. The revised series includes updated and expanded editions of King John, Richard II and Coriolanus, alongside editions of plays previously unexplored in the series.
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ISBN
9780826458209
Publisert
2004-07-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Vekt
880 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Antall sider
482

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Biographical note

David George is Professor Emeritus of English Literature at Urbana University, Ohio, USA