Shakespeare and Language

Jonathan Hope

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• 'This book is nothing short of brilliant. It is bursting with new observations, pithy readings and sensitive analyses. One of Hope's skills is to show... Lees meer

Shakespeare and the Medieval World

Helen Cooper

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• Helen Cooper's unique study examines how continuations of medieval culture into the early modern period, forged Shakespeare's development as a dramati... Lees meer

Shakespeare and Law

Andrew Zurcher

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• Readers of Shakespeare's language, from the playhouse to the classroom, have long been aware of his peculiar interest in legal words and concepts - Ri... Lees meer

Shakespeare and Religion

Alison Shell

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• This book sets Shakespeare in the religious context of his times, presenting a balanced, up-to-date account of current biographical and critical debat... Lees meer

Shakespeare and Comedy

Robert Maslen

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• Comedy was at the centre of a fierce controversy that raged from the opening of the first purpose-built playhouse in 1576 to the closure of the theatr... Lees meer

Shakespeare and Music

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• This unique and comprehensive study examines how music affects Shakespeare's plays and addresses the ways in which contemporary audiences responded to... Lees meer

Shakespeare And Renaissance Europe

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• This collection of essays explores the diverse ways in which Shakespeare and his contemporaries experienced and imagined Europe. The book charts the a... Lees meer

Shakespeare and Comedy

Robert Maslen

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• Comedy was at the centre of a critical storm that raged throughout the early modern period. Shakespeare's plays made capital of this controversy. In t... Lees meer

Shakespeare and Renaissance Politics

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• Shakespeare, like many of his contemporaries, was concerned with the question of the succession and the legitimacy of the monarch. From the early play... Lees meer

Shakespeare and the Medieval World

Helen Cooper

• Paperback | Engels | Arden Critical Companions
• Helen Cooper's unique study examines how continuations of medieval culture into the early modern period, forged Shakespeare's development as a dramati... Lees meer

Shakespeare and the Victorians

• Paperback | Engels | Arden Critical Companions
• Adrian Poole's major new study is the first to present a fully comprehensive view of what Shakespeare meant to the Victorian period as a whole. He exa... Lees meer

Shakespeare and Music

• Hardcover | Engels | Arden Critical Companions
• Music permeates Shakespeare's plays. This comprehensive study explores the variety of its theatrical functions, situating them in the context of the E... Lees meer

Shakespeare and Religion

Alison Shell

• Hardcover | Engels | Arden Critical Companions
• This book sets Shakespeare in the religious context of his times, presenting a balanced, up-to-date account of current biographical and critical debat... Lees meer

Shakespeare and Elizabethan Popular Culture

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• While much has been written on Shakespeare's debt to the classical tradition, less has been said about his roots in the popular culture of his own tim... Lees meer