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The Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare
Hardback
Main Details
| Title |
The Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Emma Smith
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| Series | Cambridge Introductions to Literature |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:178 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521855990
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| Classifications | Dewey:822.33 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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| Illustrations |
3 Tables, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
8 March 2007 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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 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.
Author Biography
Emma Smith is Fellow and Tutor in English at Hertford College, University of Oxford.
Reviews'... a dazzling, reader-friendly tutorial in reading Shakespearean drama'. Emily Bartels, Rutgers University, New Jersey
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