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The Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare (Cambridge Introductions to Literature)

By Emma Smith

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2007
ISBN
9780521671880, 0521671884
Open Library ID
OL22746627M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1250332 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
178\178
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

This lively and innovative introduction to Shakespeare promotes active engagement with the plays, rather than recycling factual information. Covering a range of texts, it is divided into seven subject-based chapters: Character; Performance; Texts; Language; Structure; Sources and History, and it does not assume any prior knowledge. Instead, it develops ways of thinking and provides the reader with resources for independent research through the 'Where next?' sections at the end of each chapter. The book draws on up-to-date scholarship without being overwhelmed by it, and unlike other introductory guides to Shakespeare it emphasizes that there is space for new and fresh thinking by students and readers, even on the most-studied and familiar plays.

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