The Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare
Situated within the Oxford Handbooks to Literature series, the group of Oxford Handbooks to Shakespeare are designed to record past and present investigations and renewed and revised judgments by both familiar and younger Shakespearean specialists. Each of these volumes is edited by one or more internationally distinguished Shakespeareans; together, they comprehensively survey the entire field.

An essential resource for the study of Shakespeare, The Oxford Handbook to Shakespeare is edited by esteemed scholar Arthur Kinney and contains forty specially written essays. It provides fresh and imaginative readings of his plays and poems, reflects on the current state of Shakespeare Studies, and suggests the likely future directions it will take. The Handbook is divided into five sections: 'Texts' explores how Shakespeare wrote, who he collaborated with, the ways in which his works were transmitted, and the reactions of his early readers; 'Conditions' examines the economic, social, artistic, and linguistic forces at play on Shakespeare; 'Works' discusses the various stages of his career; 'Performances' is concerned with issues such as the reception of his plays, the theatre business, and film adaptations; and 'Current Speculations' includes essays on topics ranging from the role of philosophical thought and the influence of classical sources to the relevance of empire, technology, religion, and law. By covering the range of Shakespeare's work in his time and ours, this myriad-minded book deepens and enriches our understanding of the great poet and unparalleled playwright's accomplishments.
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The Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare
Situated within the Oxford Handbooks to Literature series, the group of Oxford Handbooks to Shakespeare are designed to record past and present investigations and renewed and revised judgments by both familiar and younger Shakespearean specialists. Each of these volumes is edited by one or more internationally distinguished Shakespeareans; together, they comprehensively survey the entire field.

An essential resource for the study of Shakespeare, The Oxford Handbook to Shakespeare is edited by esteemed scholar Arthur Kinney and contains forty specially written essays. It provides fresh and imaginative readings of his plays and poems, reflects on the current state of Shakespeare Studies, and suggests the likely future directions it will take. The Handbook is divided into five sections: 'Texts' explores how Shakespeare wrote, who he collaborated with, the ways in which his works were transmitted, and the reactions of his early readers; 'Conditions' examines the economic, social, artistic, and linguistic forces at play on Shakespeare; 'Works' discusses the various stages of his career; 'Performances' is concerned with issues such as the reception of his plays, the theatre business, and film adaptations; and 'Current Speculations' includes essays on topics ranging from the role of philosophical thought and the influence of classical sources to the relevance of empire, technology, religion, and law. By covering the range of Shakespeare's work in his time and ours, this myriad-minded book deepens and enriches our understanding of the great poet and unparalleled playwright's accomplishments.
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The Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare

The Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare

by Arthur F Kinney (Editor)
The Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare

The Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare

by Arthur F Kinney (Editor)

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Situated within the Oxford Handbooks to Literature series, the group of Oxford Handbooks to Shakespeare are designed to record past and present investigations and renewed and revised judgments by both familiar and younger Shakespearean specialists. Each of these volumes is edited by one or more internationally distinguished Shakespeareans; together, they comprehensively survey the entire field.

An essential resource for the study of Shakespeare, The Oxford Handbook to Shakespeare is edited by esteemed scholar Arthur Kinney and contains forty specially written essays. It provides fresh and imaginative readings of his plays and poems, reflects on the current state of Shakespeare Studies, and suggests the likely future directions it will take. The Handbook is divided into five sections: 'Texts' explores how Shakespeare wrote, who he collaborated with, the ways in which his works were transmitted, and the reactions of his early readers; 'Conditions' examines the economic, social, artistic, and linguistic forces at play on Shakespeare; 'Works' discusses the various stages of his career; 'Performances' is concerned with issues such as the reception of his plays, the theatre business, and film adaptations; and 'Current Speculations' includes essays on topics ranging from the role of philosophical thought and the influence of classical sources to the relevance of empire, technology, religion, and law. By covering the range of Shakespeare's work in his time and ours, this myriad-minded book deepens and enriches our understanding of the great poet and unparalleled playwright's accomplishments.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780198703495
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 02/11/2015
Series: Oxford Handbooks
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 846
Product dimensions: 6.50(w) x 9.50(h) x 1.80(d)

About the Author

Arthur F. Kinney is Thomas W. Copeland Professor of Literary History and Director of the Center for Renaissance Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is the author of numerous books, including Tudor England: An Encyclopedia, Shakespeare, Macbeth, and the Cultural Moment, Shakespeare's Web Shakespeare and Cognition, Shakespeare by Stages, and Shakespeare, Computers, and the Mysteries of Authorship (with Hugh Craig). He is the recipient of the Paul Oskar Kristeller Lifetime Achievement Award from the Renaissance Society of America and the Jean Robertson Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Sidney Society. He has edited Renaissance Drama: An Anthology of Plays and Entertainments and A Companion to Renaissance Drama for Blackwell.

Table of Contents

Introduction, ARTHUR F KINNEYI. TEXTS1. Authorship, HUGH CRAIG2. Collaboration, MACDONALD P. JACKSON3. Manuscript Circulation, ARTHUR F. MAROTTI AND LAURA ESTILL4. Quarto and Folio, ANN THOMPSON5. Revisions, GRACE IOPPOLO6. Dramatic Meter, MATTEO A. PANGALLO7. Book Trade, ADAM G. HOOKS8. Early Readers, SONIA MASSAIII. CONDITIONS9. Economy, IAN ARCHER10. Status, JAMES KEARNEY11. Domestic Life, CATHERINE RICHARDSON12. Gender, ANDREW HISCOCK13. Language, LYNNE MAGNUSSON14. Dramaturgy, BRIAN GIBBONS15. Censorship, JANET CLAREIII. WORKS16. Early Shakespeare, DAVID BEVINGTON17. Middle Shakespeare, JAMES MARINO18. Poetry, CATHERINE BATES19. Late Shakespeare, ADAM ZUCKERIV. PERFORMANCES20. Local Records, ALAN SOMERSET21. Patronage, ANDREW GURR22. Repertory, ROSLYN L. KNUTSON23. Foreign Worlds, JANE HWANG DEGENHARDT24. Theater as Business, MELISSA AARON25. Audience Reception, TANYA POLLARD26. Shakespeare on Film, LAURY MAGNUS27. Marketing Shakespeare, DOUGLAS M. LANIERV. CURRENT SPECULATIONS28. Classics, JESSICA WOLFE29. Character, CHRISTY DESMET30. Law, REBECCA LEMON31. Formation of Nationhood, CATHY SHRANK32. Republicanism, ANDREW HADFIELD33. Empire, BRIAN C. LOCKEY34. Philosophy, TZACHI ZAMIR35. Pragmatism, LARS ENGLE36. Religion, BRIAN CUMMINGS37. Architecture, FREDERICK KIEFER38. Science and Technology, ADAM MAX COHEN39. Shakespeare and America, FRAN TEAGUE40. Shakespeare and the World, TON HOENSLAARS
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