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The Oxford handbook of Shakespeare / edited by Arthur F. Kinney.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012Description: xxi, 823 p. : ill. 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780199566105
LOC classification:
  • PR 2976  .Ox22 2012
Contents:
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
Summary: 3) "Works" discusses the various stages of his careerSummary: 4) "Performances" is concerned with issues such as the reception of his plays, the theatre business, and film adaptationsSummary: 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.Summary: 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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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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