TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kinney, Arthur F.,
TI  - The Oxford handbook of Shakespeare
SN  - 9780199566105
AV  - PR 2976  .Ox22 2012
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
N1  - 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
N2  -  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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