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The Shakespeare Handbook
Contributor(s): Hiscock, Andrew (Editor)
ISBN: 0826495788     ISBN-13: 9780826495785
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
OUR PRICE:   $40.54  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 2009
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Annotation: A comprehensive, accessible and lucid coverage of the major issues and key figures in Shakespeare studies, designed to facilitate progression from introductory topics to more sophisticated approaches.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Shakespeare
- Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism
Dewey: 822.33
LCCN: 2009281139
Series: Literature and Culture Handbooks
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.00 lbs) 280 pages
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

Literature and Culture Handbooks are an innovative series of guides to major periods, topics and authors in British and American literature and culture. Designed to provide a comprehensive, one-stop resource for literature students, each handbook provides the essential information and guidance needed from the beginning of a course through to developing more advanced knowledge and skills. Written in clear language by leading academics, they provide an indispensable introduction to key topics, including:
- Introduction to authors, texts, historical and cultural contexts

- Guides to key critics, concepts and topics

- An overview of major critical approaches, changes in the canon and directions of current and future research

- Case studies in reading literary and critical texts

- Annotated bibliography (including websites), timeline, glossary of critical terms.

The Shakespeare Handbook is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to Shakespeare and early modern literature.

Contributor Bio(s): Hiscock, Andrew: -

Andrew Hiscock is Professor of English at Bangor University, UK.