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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      April 2012
      March 2012
      ISBN:
      9780511667442
      9780521195232
      9780521149723
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511667442
      Dimensions:
      (198 x 129 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.4kg, 258 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (198 x 129 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.31kg, 258 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Literature, Renaissance and Early Modern Literature
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    Book description

    Are you studying Shakespeare and looking for a handy summary of plots, characters and interpretations? Or are you a keen theatregoer wanting essential background on the Shakespeare plays you see on stage? Ideal for students and theatre enthusiasts alike, this lively and authoritative guide presents key information, clearly set out, on all Shakespeare's dramatic and poetic works, covering plots and people, sources, context, performance history and major themes. Ordered alphabetically for easy reference, each play entry features a 'key facts' box providing informative and revealing statistics, including a breakdown of each play's major roles. The guide is illustrated with striking performance photographs throughout, and also provides brief accounts of Shakespeare's life and language, Shakespeare in print and theatre in Shakespeare's time. This is an indispensable reference source for all students and theatregoers.

    Reviews

    'This admirably lucid and concise guide will both provide essential information and stimulate fresh thought about Shakespeare and his works.'

    Stanley Wells

    ‘5/5 stars: this is probably the only guide you will ever need to Shakespeare and his plays.’

    Source: The Bookbag

    'For students and theatre enthusiasts this Shakespeare guide is a useful resource, providing valuable information for the individual and prompting discussion for groups … I was very impressed by the content, format and style of this authoritative guide.'

    Source: New Books Magazine

    'The Cambridge Shakespeare Guide is a beautifully packaged, perfectly sized and consummately written and informed book that serves as an essential reference guide.'

    Source: New Books Magazine

    ‘Even the most avid Shakespearean will learn from the spotlight on the works.’

    Source: The Independent

    'I hope this book will find its way onto the shelves of many a Shakespeare enthusiast and into the satchels of many a student. For undergraduates, cramming for the next seminar or tutorial, Emma Smith’s guide will, I suspect, become a trusted and valued friend, something you can turn to with a cup a coffee and read on the way to class. For its size and the range of information it offers, I cannot think of a better example of its kind.'

    Paul Edmondson Source: Around the Globe

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    Contents

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    References
    Further reading
    Introductory books
    de Grazia, MargretaWells, StanleyThe New Cambridge Companion to ShakespeareCambridge University Press 2010
    Kastan, David ScottA Companion to ShakespeareOxfordBlackwell 1999
    Maguire, Laurie E.Studying Shakespeare: A Guide to the PlaysOxfordBlackwell 2004
    Smith, EmmaThe Cambridge Introduction to ShakespeareCambridge University Press 2007
    Shakespeare’s biography
    Bevington, DavidShakespeare and BiographyOxford University Press 2010
    Duncan-Jones, KatherineShakespeare: An Ungentle LifeLondonMethuen 2010
    Shapiro, James1599: A Year in the life of William ShakespeareLondonFaber & Faber 2005
    Shakespeare’s theatre
    Gurr, AndrewThe Shakespearean Stage 1574–1642Cambridge University Press 2009
    Pollard, TanyaShakespeare’s Theater: A SourcebookOxfordBlackwell 2004
    Stern, TiffanyMaking Shakespeare: From Stage to PageLondonRoutledge 2004
    Modern performance
    Buchanan, JudithShakespeare on FilmHarlowPearson Longman 2005
    Hodgdon, BarbaraWorthen, W. B.A Companion to Shakespeare and PerformanceOxfordBlackwell 2005
    O’Connor, JohnGoodland, KatharineA Directory of Shakespeare in Performance 1970–2005BasingstokePalgrave Macmillan 2007
    Stanton, SarahWells, StanleyThe Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on StageCambridge University Press 2002
    Shakespeare in print
    Giddens, EugeneHow to Read a Shakespearean Play TextCambridge University Press 2011
    Kastan, David ScottShakespeare and the BookCambridge University Press 2001
    Murphy, AndrewShakespeare in Print: A History and Chronology of Shakespeare PublishingCambridge University Press 2003
    Shakespeare Quartos Archivewww.quartos.orghttp://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/facsimile/overview/book/F1.html
    Shakespeare’s language
    Crystal, David‘Think on My Words’: Exploring Shakespeare’s LanguageCambridge University Press 2008
    Kermode, FrankShakespeare’s LanguageHamondsworthPenguin 2001
    McDonald, RussShakespeare and the Arts of LanguageOxford University Press 2001
    Palfrey, SimonDoing ShakespeareLondonArden 2011
    Shakespeare criticism
    Garber, MarjorieProfiling ShakespeareNew York and LondonRoutledge 2008
    McDonald, RussShakespeare: An Anthology of Criticism and Theory 1945–2000OxfordBlackwell 2003
    Taylor, GaryReinventing Shakespeare: A Cultural History from the Restoration to the PresentLondonViking 1991
    Wells, StanleyOrlin, Lena CowenShakespeare: An Oxford GuideOxford University Press 2003

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