This guide surveys the truly essential criticism of the play over the last four centuries, from 16th-century responses to the present day. Discussing key areas of debate, and a wide range of scholarship, Gillian Woods provides an invaluable introduction to the vast array of criticism surrounding one of Shakespeare's most popular plays.
This guide surveys the truly essential criticism of the play over the last four centuries, from 16th-century responses to the present day. Discussing ...
What do `stage directions' do in early modern drama? Who or what are they directing: action on the stage, or imagination via the page? Is the label `stage direction' helpful or misleading? Do these `directions' provide evidence of Renaissance playhouse practice? What happens when we put them at the centre of literary close readings of early modern plays? Stage Directions and Shakespearean Theatre investigates these problems through innovative research by a range of international experts. This collection of essays examines the creative possibilities of stage directions and and their...
What do `stage directions' do in early modern drama? Who or what are they directing: action on the stage, or imagination via the page? Is the label ...
