The Cambridge Companion to Shakespearean Tragedy (Cambridge Companions to Literature) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521790093 ISBN 13: 9780521790093

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Inhaltsangabe

The Companion acquaints the student reader with the forms, contexts, critical and theatrical lives of ten Shakespearean tragedies. Coverage includes the four major tragedies and, in addition, Titus Andronicus, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus and Timon of Athens.

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'... the volume will be useful for all students of Shakespeare and the general public wishing to learn about the latest state of play in perceptions of Shakespearean tragedy, or to refresh their memory on the subject. In short, this Cambridge Companion is very highly recommended ...' Language and Literature

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The Cambridge Companion to Shakespearean Tragedy acquaints the student reader with the forms, contexts, critical and theatrical lives of the ten plays considered to be Shakespeare's tragedies. Shakespearean tragedy is a highly complex and demanding theatre genre, but the thirteen essays, written by leading scholars in Britain and North America, are clear, concise and informative. They address the ways in which Shakespearean tragedy originated, developed and diversified, as well as how it has fared on stage, as text and in criticism. Topics covered include the literary precursors of Shakespearean tragedies (medieval, classical, and contemporary), cultural backgrounds (political, religious, social, and psychological), and the subgenres of Shakespeare's tragedy (love tragedy, revenge tragedy, and classical tragedy), as well as the critical and theatrical receptions of the plays. The book examines the four major tragedies and, in addition, Titus Andronicus, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus and Timon of Athens.

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• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0521790093
• ISBN 13: 9780521790093
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 292
• Herausgeber: McEachern Claire