| Shakespeare in Our Time: A Shakespeare Association of America Collection Contributor(s): Callaghan, Dympna, Gossett, Suzanne |
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ISBN: 1472520416 ISBN-13: 9781472520418 Publisher: Arden Shakespeare OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare - Drama | Shakespeare |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (1.00 lbs) 376 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death by reflecting on the unrivalled work of the Shakespeare Association of America and offering a unique collection of leading Shakespeare scholars outlining key developments in Shakespeare studies over the last two decades. These essays are complemented by younger scholars who respond and look forward to new fields of study and debate. As such the book offers a state of the nation look at Shakespeare criticism, covering all the key areas of research and study including gender, text, performance, the body, history, religion and biography. This is a must-read, comprehensive introduction to the key critical ideas surrounding Shakespeare's work and a stimulating exploration of where Shakespeare studies will go next. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gossett, Suzanne: - Suzanne Gossett is Professor of English at Loyola University, Chicago.Callaghan, Dympna: - Dympna Callaghan is Dean's Professor in the Humanities at Syracuse University and works on early modern English Literature. She has held fellowships at the Newberry, Folger, and Huntington Libraries, has been a British Academy Visiting Professor and is a Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge University. She is an active member of the interdisciplinary Syracuse University Medieval-Renaissance group of faculty and graduate students. Her books include editions of Shakespeare's The Duchess of Malfi, The Taming of the Shrew and Shakespeare's Sonnets, as well as Shakespeare Without Women, Woman and Gender in Renaissance Tragedy, and Impact of Feminism in English Renaissance Studies. |