Shakespeare's Late Plays
Subtitle: New Readings
Contributors: Jennifer Richards (Editor); James Knowles (Editor)
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: August 15, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780748611539
Subjects: Shakespeare studies & criticism; Shakespeare; Literature: Classics; Literary Criticism; Plays / Drama; English; Regional, Ethnic, Genre, Specific Subject; Literary Criticism & Collections / History & Criticism; Drama
First sentence: The fact that maternity is a theme and a problem in Shakespeare's late plays has often been recognised.
Description: This selection of readings offers a broad range of new, historicist approaches, touching upon key topics in current Shakespearean studies. The plays are explored both individually and within generic, thematic and chronological groups.