Description
This Guide introduces students to critical writing on Shakespeare's comedies over the last four centuries.
About the Author
Emma Smith is Fellow of Hertford College and Lecturer in English at Oxford University. Her publications include Thomas Kyd: The Spanish Tragedie (ed. 1998) and Shakespeare in Production: Henry V (2000).
Reviews
"clearly designed to make friendly that enormous and daunting edifice of Shakespeare criticism. [...] extremely helful historical and generic overviews" THES
Book Information
ISBN 9780631220121
Author Emma Smith
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 472g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 23mm
- Guides students through four centuries of critical writing on Shakespeare's history plays.
- Covers both significant early views and recent critical interventions.
- Substantial editorial material links the articles and places them in context.
- Annotated suggestions for further reading allow students to investigate further.
About the Author
Emma Smith is Fellow of Hertford College and Lecturer in English at Oxford University. Her publications include Thomas Kyd: The Spanish Tragedie (ed. 1998) and Shakespeare in Production: Henry V (2000).
Reviews
"clearly designed to make friendly that enormous and daunting edifice of Shakespeare criticism. [...] extremely helful historical and generic overviews" THES
[and talking about all three books together:]
"Altogether, either as the source of critical thinking or as reference guides and bibliographies, these volumes will prove convenient and interesting as auhtoritatively conducted tours of their domains." THES
Book Information
ISBN 9780631220121
Author Emma Smith
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 472g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 23mm
