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King John: Shakespeare: The Critical Tradition

Hardback

Main Details

Title King John: Shakespeare: The Critical Tradition
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Joseph Candido
Series edited by Professor Brian Vickers
SeriesShakespeare: The Critical Tradition
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:472
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreLiterary studies - c 1500 to c 1800
Literary studies - plays and playwrights
ISBN/Barcode 9781350077348
ClassificationsDewey:822.33
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Edition 2nd edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint The Arden Shakespeare
Publication Date 27 January 2022
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This new volume in Shakespeare: The Critical Tradition increases our knowledge of how Shakespeare's plays were received and understood by critics, editors and general readers. Updated with a new introduction providing a survey of critical responses to the plays since the late 1930s to the present day, the volume offers, in separate sections, both critical opinions about the play across the centuries and an evaluation of their positions within and their impact on the reception of the play. The chronological arrangement of the text-excerpts engages the readers in a direct and unbiased dialogue, whereas the introduction offers a critical evaluation from a current stance, including modern theories and methods. Thus the volume makes a major contribution to our understanding of the play and of the traditions of Shakespearean criticism surrounding it as they have developed from century to century.

Author Biography

Joseph Candido is Professor of English at the University of Arkansas, USA.