{"product_id":"shakespeare-through-letters-9781793631688","title":"Shakespeare through Letters","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Shakespeare through Letters, David M. Bergeron analyzes the letters found within Shakespeare’s comedies, histories, and tragedies, arguing that the letters offer the principal intertextual element in the plays as text in their own right. Bergeron posits that Shakespeare’s theater itself exists at the intersection of oral and textual culture, which the letters also exhibit as they represent writing, reading, and interpretation in a way that audiences would be familiar with, in contrast with the illustrious culture of kings, queens, and warriors. This book demonstrates that the letters, profound or perfunctory, constitute texts that warrant interpretation even as they remain material stage props, impacting narrative development, revealing character, and enhancing the play’s tone. Scholars of literature, theater, and history will find this book particularly useful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo the Reader\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Comedies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo Gentlemen of Verona\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove’s Labor’s Lost\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch Ado about Nothing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs You Like It\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Merry Wives of Windsor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelfth Night\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll’s Well That Ends Well\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeasure for Measure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTroilus and Cressida\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePericles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCymbeline\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Winter’s Tale\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Histories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Henry VI\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Henry VI\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Henry VI\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard III\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKing John\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard II\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Henry IV\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Henry IV\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenry VIII\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Tragedies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTitus Andronicus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulius Caesar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHamlet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOthello\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTimon of Athens\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntony and Cleopatra\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoriolanus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix: Further Reading\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042662416727,"sku":"9781793631688","price":81.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781793631688.jpg?v=1750955071","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/shakespeare-through-letters-9781793631688","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}