The Oxford handbook of Shakespeare /edited by Arthur F. Kinney.
Handbook of Shakespeare Shakespeare
- Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, (c)2012.
- 1 online resource (xxi, 823 pages) : illustrations.
- [Oxford handbooks of literature] .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Texts. Authorship / Conditions. Economy / Works. The early Shakespeare / Performances. Local records / Speculations. Classics / Hugh Craig ; Collaboration / MacDonald P. Jackson ; Manuscript circulation / Arthur F. Marotti and Laura Estill ; Quarto and folio / Ann Thompson ; Revision / Grace Ioppolo ; Dramatic metre / Matteo A. Pangallo ; Book trade / Adam G. Hooks ; Early readers / Sonia Massai -- Ian W. Archer ; Status / James Kearney ; Domestic life / Catherine Richardson ; Gender / Andrew Hiscock ; Language / Lynne Magnusson ; Dramaturgy / Brian Gibbons ; Censorship / Janet Clare -- David Bevington ; Middle Shakespeare / James J. Marino ; Poetry / Catherine Bates ; Late Shakespeare / Adam Zucker -- Alan Somerset ; Patronage / Andrew Gurr ; Repertory system / Roslyn L. Knutson ; Theatre as business / Melissa Aaron ; Foreign worlds / Jane Hwang Degenhardt ; Audience reception / Tanya Pollard ; Shakespeare on film and television / Laury Magnus ; Marketing / Douglas M. Lanier -- Jessica Wolfe ; Character / Christy Desmet ; Law / Rebecca Lemon ; Formation of nationhood / Cathy Shrank ; Republicanism / Andrew Hadfield ; Empire / Brian C. Lockey ; Philosophy / Tzachi Zamir ; Pragmatism/ Lars Engle ; Religion / Brian Cummings ; Architecture / Frederick Kiefer ; Science and technology / Adam Max Cohen ; Shakespeare and America / Fran Teague ; Shakespeare and the world / Ton Hoenselaars.
This publication contains forty specially written articles providing fresh and imaginative readings of Shakespeare's plays and poems, reflects on the current state of Shakespeare studies, and suggests the likely future directions it will take. The volume is divided into five sections: Texts explores how Shakespeare wrote, who he collaborated with, the ways in which his works were transmitted, and the reactions of his early readers; Conditions examines the economic, social, artistic, and linguistic forces at play on Shakespeare; Works discusses the various stages of his career; Performances is concerned with issues such as the reception of his plays, the theatre business, and film adaptations; and Current 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. By covering the range of Shakespeare's work in his time and ours, this myriad-minded book deepens and enriches our understanding of the great poet and unparalleled playwright's accomplishments.
9780191618123
English literature--History and criticism.--16th century