York Notes Companions: Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama - Brossura

Mackay, Hugh

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ISBN 10: 1408204800 ISBN 13: 9781408204801

Casa editrice: Longman, 2010

Riassunto

This companion brings Renaissance drama to life by considering such classic plays asHamlet, Othello and Dr Faustus from the perspective of contemporary theatre-goers.

Discussions of Shakespeares masterpieces are accompanied by examinations of the work of lesser known playwrights and commentators, while chapters on Madness and Subjectivity, Rhetoric and Performance and Nation-Building provide a variety of key critical perspectives.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Dr Hugh Mackay completed his Phd on early Jacobean drama in 2003 at the University of Southampton, under the supervision of Professor Kathleen McLuskie, Director of the Shakespeare Institute. From 2002 to 2007 he taught various undergraduate courses at Southampton, ranging from Literature and History, Shakespeares Histories and Comedies to Critical History and Marxism and Psychoanalysis. He has a paper onLusts Dominion and the Readmission of the Jews, published in the Review of English Studies, and has co-organised and presented at several conferences.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

The York Notes Companion to Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama brings widely studied plays such asHamlet, Othello and Dr Faustus to life for students, by considering them from the perspective of contemporary theatre-goers. Placing Shakespeares masterpieces in the social and historical contexts of the period and examining them alongside the work of his lesser known contemporaries, the Companion provides detailed commentaries on a range of plays, and guides students through key literary theories and debates.  Connecting texts with their scholarly and historical contexts, this is essential reading for any student of Renaissance drama.

 

Each York Notes Companion provides:

• Analysis  of key texts and debates  
• Extended  commentaries for further in-depth analysis of individual texts  
• Exploration  of historical, social and cultural contexts
• Annotations clarifying literary terms and events in history
• Modern  theoretical perspectives in practice  
• Timelines  and annotated further reading

Hugh Mackay has a PhD in early Jacobean drama from the University of Southampton, where he has taught on a range of undergraduate courses.

 

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Longman
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1408204800
• ISBN 13: 9781408204801
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 360