{"product_id":"shakespeare-9781405127530","title":"Shakespeare","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe extended second edition of this inspiring introduction to Shakespeare offers readers more insights into what makes Shakespeare great, and why we still read and perform his works. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA highly innovative introduction to the extraordinary phenomenon of Shakespeare\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores Shakespeares works through the Seven Ages of Man, from childhood to second childishness and mere oblivion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNow includes more material on fathers and sons, the perils of courtship, the circumstances of Shakespeares own life, the performance history of his plays on stage and on screen, and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA new final chapter on Shakespeare Today looks at the remarkable diversity of interpretations in modern criticism and performance of Shakespeare\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses a wide range of plays and po\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"David Bevington’s knowledge of Shakespeare is formidable. In this wonderful new book, Bevington uses the “seven ages of man” speech from As You Like It to weave together Shakespeare’s plays and poems with what is known of Shakespeare’s life.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBarbara Mowat, Folger Shakespeare Institute\u003c\/i\u003e [of the first edition]\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a book from […] one of the great Shakespeare scholars of his generation. The book is well-written, at once lively and learned, engaging and informative. It is perfectly designed to help non-specialist readers enjoy Shakespeare's plays better and yet it is also rich with insights that will challenge the specialist reader.\" \u003ci\u003eDavid Scott Kastan, Columbia University\u003c\/i\u003e [of the first edition]\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Recommended for all public and academic libraries in need of fresh introductory materials on Shakespeare.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e [of the first edition]\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Essential. A must for lower- and upper-division undergraduates; a pleasure for graduate students through faculty and for general readers.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e [of the first edition]\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[This book] is sensible and persuasive in its linking of criticism and biography. Its primary audience is students, who will find the treatments of individual plays excellent as stand-alone studies as well as part of a larger argument.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEnglish Association Journal for Teachers of English\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Objective and personal, too, the book is likely to be useful for long to come\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNotes and Queries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of illustrations. \u003cp\u003eTo the Reader.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 All the World’s a Stage: Poetry and Theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Creeping Like Snail: Childhood, Education, Early Friendship, Sibling Rivalries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Sighing Like Furnace: Courtship and Sexual Desire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Full of Strange Oaths and Bearded Like the Pard: The Coming-of-Age of the Male.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Jealous in Honour: Love and Friendship in Crises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Wise Saws: Political and Social Disillusionment, Humankind’s Relationship to the Divine, and Philosophical Scepticism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Modern Instances: Misogyny, Jealousy, Pessimism, and Midlife Crises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Lean and Slippered Pantaloon: Ageing Fathers and their Daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Last Scene of All: Retirement from the Theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Shakespeare Today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407865880919,"sku":"9781405127530","price":29.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405127530.jpg?v=1730500785","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/shakespeare-9781405127530","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}