Shakespeare, Aphra Behn and the Canon

by Lizbeth Goodman, W.R. Owens

Overview

A clear introduction to the idea of the canon, exploring the process by which certain works, and not others, receive high cultural status. The work of Shakespeare and Aphra Behn is used to illustrate and challenge this process.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135636357
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/21/2013
Series:	Approaching Literature
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
File size:	55 MB
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About the Author

Lizbeth Goodman, W.R. Owens

Table of Contents

Preface. Part One. 1. The Idea of the Canon Lizbeth Goodman 2. Shakespeare: Theatre Poet W.R. Owens 3. An English History Play: Reading and Studying Henry V Simon Eliot 4. Reading Othello Roger Day 5. Remaking the Canon: Aphra Behn's The Rover W.R. Owens, with a section by Lizbeth Goodman 6. Reading As You Like It Kate Clarke with a section by Lizbeth Goodman 7. Reviewing the Idea of the Canon Lizbeth Goodman Part Two. Aphra Behn, The Rover Edited by W.R. Owens. Notes to The Rover. Bibliography. Index.

Editorial Reviews

Amidst the controversial literary clamor declaiming which books belong in the "canon" and which should be relegated to obscurity, this text offers students an opportunity to focus on the concept of canon, the literary criteria used to canonize, and the ways in which traditional standards are being challenged. The authors compare the work of William Shakespeare (the most celebrated, sainted author of all time) and his contemporary, Aphra Behn who is only now enjoying a reinvestigation of her plays, once considered as popular as those of Shakespeare. The entire text of "The Rover" by Behn is featured with notes. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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