Shakespeare's Romances and Poems
Edition: printing (1)
Publisher: Pearson Longman
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780321366252
Copyright date: 2007
Subjects: Drama texts, plays; Shakespeare studies & criticism; Literary Criticism; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Textbooks; General; Literary Criticism & Collections / General; Shakespeare
Description: Bevington's The Complete Works of Shakespeare has long been recognized as the discipline's most balanced and student-friendly Shakespeare compilation. Now its proven editorial approach and helpful apparatus are available in four paperback volumes—Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, and Romances and Poems—packaged together as The Complete Works of Shakespeare, Portable Edition. The volumes can be ordered individually or in any combination—at a discount—to suit your course. 

These paperback editions include new introductions specific to each genre to help readers grasp the continuities and variations in Shakespeare's use of genre conventions. They also feature coverage of stage and film history for each play along with comprehensive notes and glosses to give modern readers a better understanding of Shakespearean language and idioms. A richly illustrated General Introduction provides the historical and cultural background readers need to understand Shakespeare's works in context.
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Notes: Bevington Shakespeare Series