Beginning Shakespeare - Brossura

Hopkins, Lisa

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0719064236 ISBN 13: 9780719064234

Casa editrice: Manchester Univ Pr, 2005

Riassunto

Beginning Shakespeare' introduces students to the study of Shakespeare, and grounds their understanding of his work in theoretical discourses. After an introductory survey of the dominant approaches of the past, seven chapters examine the major current critical approaches to Shakespeare; psychoanalysis, New Historicism, Cultural Materialism, gender studies, queer theory, postcolonial criticism and performance criticism. A further chapter looks at the growing roles of biography, attribution studies and textual studies.

Each chapter analyses the strengths and weaknesses of a particular perspective, allowing students to gain a clear critical purchase on the respective approaches, and to make informed choices between them. Each chapter ends with a list of suggested further reading and interactive exercises based on the key issues raised.

An invaluable introduction, essential for anyone studying Shakespeare, 'Beginning Shakespeare' offers students a map of the current critical practices, and a sense of the possibilities for developing their own approaches.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Lisa Hopkins is Professor of English at Sheffield Hallam University

Product Description:

Book by Hopkins Lisa

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Manchester Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0719064236
• ISBN 13: 9780719064234
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 212