The Cambridge companion to Shakespeare's history plays /
Publisher Description (unedited publisher data) Shakespeare's history plays have been performed more in recent years than ever before, in Britain, North America, and in Europe. This volume provides an accessible, wide-ranging and informed introduction to Shakespeare's history and Roman pla...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2002
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Cambridge companions to literature
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| Summary: | Publisher Description (unedited publisher data) Shakespeare's history plays have been performed more in recent years than ever before, in Britain, North America, and in Europe. This volume provides an accessible, wide-ranging and informed introduction to Shakespeare's history and Roman plays. It is attentive throughout to the plays as they have been performed over the centuries since they were written. The first part offers accounts of the genre of the history play, of Renaissance historiography, of pageants and masques, and of women's roles, as well as comparisons with history plays in Spain and the Netherlands. Chapters in the second part look at individual plays as well as other Shakespearean texts which are closely related to the histories. The Companion offers a full bibliography, genealogical tables, and a list of principal and recurrent characters. It is a comprehensive guide for students, researchers and theatre-goers alike |
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| Item Description: | Michael Hattaway is a New Zealand author Reprinted 2004 |
| Physical Description: | xvii, 283 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-278) and index |
| ISBN: | 052177277X 0521775396 113900011X 9780521772778 9780521775397 9781139000116 |