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Shakespeare: The Basics

Aimed squarely at the student new to Shakespeare, this volume provides a through introduction to the plays, based on the exciting new approaches shaping the field of Shakespeare studies. The author offers a refreshingly clear guide to Shakespeare's language; the plays as performance texts; the cultural and political contexts of the plays; early modern theatre practice; new understandings of the major genres.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 304
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780415212892
  • Release date
  • 2000