Shakespeare's book

Name: Shakespeare's book
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9780719085611
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Essays in reading, writing and reception

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Shakespeare's Book is a thought-provoking collection of essays exploring a fresh perspective in Shakespeare studies. Challenging the traditional view of Shakespeare solely as a theatrical figure, this volume presents him as a literary 'poet-playwright' interested in both readers and audiences. It examines Shakespeare's interactions with printers, patrons, and readers, as well as the themes of writing, reading, and print within his plays.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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Ideal for scholars, students, and enthusiasts of Shakespeare and literary studies seeking to deepen their understanding of Shakespeare's relationship with print culture and readership.

This collection of essays offers a vital contribution to this critical debate, and examines its wider implications for how we conceive of Shakespeare and his works.

Description

This collection of essays is part of a new phase in Shakespeare studies. The traditional view of Shakespeare is that he was a man of the theatre who showed no interest in the printing of his plays, producing works that are only fully realised in performance.

This view has recently been challenged by critics arguing that Shakespeare was a literary poet-playwright, concerned with his readers as well as his audiences. Shakespeare's Book offers a vital contribution to this critical debate and examines its wider implications for how we conceive of Shakespeare and his works.

Bringing together an impressive group of international Shakespeare scholars, the volume explores both Shakespeare's relationship with actual printers, patrons, and readers, and the representation of writing, reading, and print within his works themselves.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780719085611

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 April 2011

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Manchester University Press

Contributors:

Edited by Jane Rickard
Edited by Richard Meek
Edited by Richard Wilson
Edited by Richard Wilson

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 363g

Pages: 277

Collections

Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

Richard Meek is Lecturer in Renaissance Literature at the University of York. Jane Rickard is Lecturer in Seventeenth-Century English Literature at the University of Leeds. Richard Wilson is Professor of English Literature at the University of Cardiff.