The Oxford handbook of Shakespeare /

The Oxford handbook of Shakespeare / edited by Arthur F. Kinney. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012 - xxi, 823 p. : ill. 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Architecture / Frederick Kiefer Audience reception / Tanya Pollard Book trade / Adam G. Hooks Censorship / Janet Clare -- Works. The early Shakespeare / David Bevington Character / Christy Desmet Collaboration / MacDonald P. Jackson Domestic life / Catherine Richardson Dramatic metre / Matteo A. Pangallo Dramaturgy / Brian Gibbons Early readers / Sonia Massai -- Conditions. Economy / Ian W. Archer Empire / Brian C. Lockey Foreign worlds / Jane Hwang Degenhardt Formation of nationhood / Cathy Shrank Gender / Andrew Hiscock Language / Lynne Magnusson Late Shakespeare / Adam Zucker -- Performances. Local records / Alan Somerset Law / Rebecca Lemon Manuscript circulation / Arthur F. Marotti and Laura Estill Marketing / Douglas M. Lanier -- Speculations. Classics / Jessica Wolfe Middle Shakespeare / James J. Marino Patronage / Andrew Gurr Philosophy / Tzachi Zamir Poetry / Catherine Bates Pragmatism/ Lars Engle Quarto and folio / Ann Thompson Religion / Brian Cummings Repertory system / Roslyn L. Knutson Republicanism / Andrew Hadfield Revision / Grace Ioppolo Science and technology / Adam Max Cohen Shakespeare and America / Fran Teague Shakespeare and the world / Ton Hoenselaars. Shakespeare on film and television / Laury Magnus Status / James Kearney Theatre as business / Melissa Aaron Texts. Authorship / Hugh Craig

3) "Works" discusses the various stages of his career 4) "Performances" is concerned with issues such as the reception of his plays, the theatre business, and film adaptations and 5) "Speculations' includes essays on topics ranging from the role of philosophical thought and the influence of classical sources to the relevance of empire technology, religion, and law. This handbook provides fresh and imaginative readings of Shakespeare's plays and poems, reflects on the current state of Shakespeare Studies, and suggests the future directions it will take. It has five sections: 1) "Texts" explores how Shakespeare wrote, who he collaborated with, the ways in which his works were transmitted, and the reactions of his early readers. 2) "Conditions" examines the economic, social, artistic, and linguistic forces at play on Shakespeare

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PR 2976 / .Ox22 2012