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Shakespeare: The Late Plays
Hardback
Main Details
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Shakespeare: The Late Plays
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Dr Kate Aughterson
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Series | Analysing Texts |
Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:296 | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780230368620
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Classifications | Dewey:822.33 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Imprint |
Red Globe Press
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Publication Date |
18 November 2013 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
What makes Shakespeare's late plays so special? Through detailed analyses of key passages, Kate Aughterson shows how these plays portray a world of political intrigue, familial chaos and crisis, which teeters continually into tragedy: a world we can recognise today. Part I of this engaging study: - Provides stimulating close readings of extracts from The Tempest, The Winter's Tale, Cymbeline and Pericles - Examines major topics such as openings, endings, familial roles, stage properties, spectacle and song - Offers suggestions for further work and summarizes the methods of analysis Part II supplies essential background material, including: - Detailed accounts of Shakespeare's literary and historical contexts - Samples from important critical works and performances With a helpful Further Reading section, this illuminating volume is ideal for anyone who wishes to appreciate and explore Shakespeare's late plays for themselves.
Author Biography
Kate Aughterson is Principal Lecturer and Academic Programme Leader for English Literature at the University of Brighton, UK. She is the author of Webster: The Tragedies and Aphra Behn: The Comedies, both also in the Analysing Texts series.
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