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Shakespeare : the basics

Author: Sean McEvoy
Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This volume aims to demystify Shakespeare's plays for the beginning reader. Concentrating on language, genre and history, it discusses the plays in the light of contemporary thought. It also covers verse, rhetoric, dramatic methods and imagery.
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Genre/Form: Outlines, syllabi, etc
Named Person: William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Sean McEvoy
ISBN: 041521288X 9780415212885 0415212898 9780415212892
OCLC Number: 42462686
Description: xvi, 282 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Contents: Shakespeare's language (1) --
Shakespeare's language (2) --
Types of stage action --
What the plays mean in performance --
What is genre? --
Understanding comedy: The Taming of the shrew, A Midsummer night's dream and The Merchant of Venice --
Understanding history: King Richard II, King Henry IV part I and King Henry V --
Understanding tragedy: Hamlet, King Lear and Othello --
Understanding the mixed-genre plays: Measure for measure and Troilus & Cressida --
Understanding romance: The Winter's tale and The Tempest.
Responsibility: Sean McEvoy.

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This clear guide demystifies Shakespeare for the beginning reader. An essential reference resource of ideas and approaches, it is fully illustrated with examples from some of the most frequently  Read more...
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"I feel sure that reading McEvoy's' Basics' will add to the enjoyment that can be derived from watching or reading Shakespeare's plays."<br>- English Teaching Read more...

 
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