{"product_id":"tamburlaine-a-critical-reader-9781350246652","title":"Tamburlaine A Critical Reader","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArden Early Modern Drama Guides\u003c\/b\u003e offer students and academics practical and accessible introductions to the critical and performance contexts of key Elizabethan and Jacobean plays. Essays from leading international scholars give invaluable insight into the text by presenting a range of critical perspectives, making the books ideal companions for study and research. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKey features include: \u003cbr\u003e Essays on the plays' critical and performance history \u003cbr\u003e A keynote essay on current research and thinking about the play \u003cbr\u003e A selection of new essays by leading scholars\u003cbr\u003e  A survey of resources to direct students' further reading about the play in print and online\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe blockbuster \u003ci\u003eTamburlaine\u003c\/i\u003e plays (1587) instantly established Marlowe's reputation for experimenting with subversive, outrageous and immoral material. The plays follow the meteoric rise of a Scythian shepherd-turned-warlord, whose conquests of eastern emperors soon sees him established as the most po\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe true genius of this collection is in its Janusian perspective ... \u003ci\u003eTamburlaine: A Critical Reader\u003c\/i\u003e serves as a concise but impressive review of Tamburlaine’s history in past decades, a time capsule recording the current state of the field, and an optimistic forecast of what we may see in decades to come. * Marlowe Society of America *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments Series Introduction Notes on Contributors Introduction  \u003ci\u003eDavid McInnis, University of Melbourne, Australia\u003c\/i\u003e 1 \u003ci\u003eTamburlaine\u003c\/i\u003e, 1587-2000: A Reception History \u003ci\u003eM. L. Stapleton, Purdue University, USA\u003c\/i\u003e 2 ‘The Critical Landscape, 2000-Present’  \u003ci\u003eSarah Wall-Randell, Wellesley College, USA\u003c\/i\u003e 3 ‘High astounding terms’: Tamburlaine and \u003ci\u003eTamburlaine\u003c\/i\u003e on stage \u003ci\u003ePeter Kirwan, University of Nottingham, UK\u003c\/i\u003e 4 New Directions: Mending \u003ci\u003eTamburlaine\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003ci\u003eClaire M. L. Bourne, Pennsylvania State University, USA\u003c\/i\u003e 5 New Directions: Tamburlaine the Weather Man \u003ci\u003eTom Rutter, University of Sheffield, UK\u003c\/i\u003e 6 New Directions: Towards a Racialized \u003ci\u003eTamburlaine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSydnee Wagner, The Graduate Center, CUNY, USA\u003c\/i\u003e 7 New Directions: Retooling Timür \u003ci\u003eMatthew Dimmock, University of Sussex, UK\u003c\/i\u003e 8 Three Tents for \u003ci\u003eTamburlaine\u003c\/i\u003e: Resources and Approaches for Teaching the Play \u003ci\u003eLiam E. Semler, University of Sydney, Australia\u003c\/i\u003e Works Cited and Selected Further Reading Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52084837712215,"sku":"9781350246652","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350246652.jpg?v=1762207309","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/tamburlaine-a-critical-reader-9781350246652","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}