Where does Shakespeare fit into the drama of his day? Getting to know the work of Shakespeare's contemporaries offers an insight into Elizabethan and Jacobean preoccupations and the theatrical climate of the early modern period. This book provides an essential overview of some major dramatic works from their stage origins to today's screen productions.
Each chapter includes:
· a detailed analysis of a play by Shakespeare considered alongside a key work by one other significant playwright of the day (includingThe Merchant of Venice, Volpone, The Spanish Tragedy, Titus Andronicus,Othello, The Changeling, Romeo and Juliet, The Duchess of Malfi,Measure for Measure, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, The Taming of the Shrew,The Tragedy of Mariam, Doctor Faustus and Hamlet)
· close reading of the text
· discussion of early modern theatrical practices
· a focus on one ground-breaking example of early modern drama on screen
· suggestions for links with other early modern texts and further reading
This book provides a route map to the very latest developments in early modern drama studies, fostering confident and independent thinking, making it an ideal introduction for students of Shakespeare and his contemporaries.
By:
Pamela Bickley,
Jenny Stevens
Imprint: Bloomsbury
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 129mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 349g
ISBN: 9781472577139
ISBN 10: 1472577132
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 25 February 2016
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
1.Money and the Modern City 2. Fatherhood and the Dynamics of Revenge 3. Servants, Masters and Service 4. Defining the Self 5. Transgressive Desire 6. Class, Gender and the Performative 7.Tragedies of Damnation Glossary Index
Pamela Bickley and Jenny Stevens have taught Shakespeare at pre-university and degree level for many years. They lead the English Association's ongoing involvement with transition issues and lecture and publish on a range of literary topics. They are the authors of Essential Shakespeare: The Arden Guide to Text and Interpretation.
Reviews for Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama: Text and Performance
Excellent scholarship that can set the tone for complex and thoughtful engagement in the classroom … Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama: Text and Performance fills a gap in the Arden catalogue that helps to tie together the primary use of the Arden editions, pedagogy, and the expert scholarship found in the Critical Companions series … Given its wide focus on, yet clarity of explanation of, a variety of approaches to the texts, this book should become a regular feature in additional reading material on syllabuses across the English academy. * Sixteenth Century Journal *
