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Cambridge Contexts in Literature

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ISBN:9780521795623
Format:Paperback
Subject(s):English Literature
Author(s):Rex Gibson
Available from: January 2001

Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres.

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Tragedies echoed the brutalities and injustices of the time and mirror other features of the age. Exploration was opening up new worlds, the discoveries of science were rapidly expanding knowledge and the country was fiercely divided in matters of religion. Tragedy explores what it is to be human and these anxious, sceptical times fuelled the imagination of Shakespeare and other playwrights. The book considers the tragedies of Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare, John Webster and Thomas Middleton and invites the reader to consider how they are still fresh and relevant today.
Contents
FEATURES
- Each title includes a wide-ranging yet carefully levelled introductory discussion of a literary period, genre or theme, to provide students with an excellent introduction to an area of literature.
- Helps students to address the new assessment objective 4 ('demonstrate understanding of the significance and influence of the contexts in which literary texts are written and received') - worth up to 35% of the A level qualification under new guidelines.
- Discussion questions and end-of-section tasks offer an invaluable resource for self study as well as helpful exam preparation.
- A mini-anthology of texts and extracts saves teachers time searching for appropriate 'wider reading' texts.
CONTENTS
- Introduction
- 1. Tragedy
- 2. Contexts
- 3. Approaching the texts
- 4. Extracts from the tragedies
- 5. Critical approaches
- 6. How to write about Shakespearean and Jacobean tragedy
- 7. Resources.