Aspects of Shakespeare's 'Problem Plays'
Articles reprinted from Shakespeare Survey
- Editors:
- Kenneth Muir
- Stanley Wells
- Date Published: February 1982
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521283717
Paperback
Looking for an inspection copy?
This title is not currently available on inspection
-
These articles, reprinted from various volumes of Shakespeare Survey, concern three plays which have gradually become appreciated by critics and in the theatre. Since the early years of this century they have been seen as an interrelated group, with a peculiarly twentieth-century appeal. Measure for Measure, concerned as it is with adolescents' first encounters with sex, love and death, has a special appeal for young people; Troilus and Cressida, set in the Trojan War, has been found deeply relevant to our own war-troubled times; and All's Well That Ends Well, sharing these preoccupations, is a necessary companion piece. John Barton, who has directed all three plays, is interviewed in one of the articles, which together illustrate the often heated controversy about the plays. Reviews and photographs of post-war productions at Stratford are also included. The book as a whole is designed as a stimulating introduction to these plays and to conflicting interpretations of them.
Customer reviews
Not yet reviewed
Be the first to review
Review was not posted due to profanity
×Product details
- Date Published: February 1982
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521283717
- length: 164 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 9 mm
- weight: 0.25kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
List of plates
Preface
Directing problem plays John Barton and Gareth Lloyd Evans
All's Well That Ends Well Nicholas Brooke
The design of All's Well That Ends Well R. L. Smallwood
Why does it end well? Helena, Bertram and the Sonnets Roger Warren
The Renaissance background of Measure for Measure Elizabeth Pope
The unfolding of Measure for Measure James Black
'The devil's party': Virtue and vices in Measure for Measure Harriet Hawkins
Troilus and Cressida Kenneth Muir
'Sons and daughters of the game': An essay on Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida R. A. Yoder
The problem plays, 1920–1970: A retrospect Michael Jamieson
Reviews.
Related Books
also by this author
Sorry, this resource is locked
Please register or sign in to request access. If you are having problems accessing these resources please email lecturers@cambridge.org
Register Sign in» Proceed
You are now leaving the Cambridge University Press website. Your eBook purchase and download will be completed by our partner www.ebooks.com. Please see the permission section of the www.ebooks.com catalogue page for details of the print & copy limits on our eBooks.
Continue ×Are you sure you want to delete your account?
This cannot be undone.
Thank you for your feedback which will help us improve our service.
If you requested a response, we will make sure to get back to you shortly.
×