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Twentyone essays provide lively and authoritative approaches to recent scholarship and criticism for readers keen to expand their knowledge and appreciation of shakespeare. The oxford companion to english literature margaret drabble. This revised and updated companion acquaints the student reader with the forms, contexts, critical and theatrical lives of the ten plays considered to be shakespeare s tragedies. The oxford companion to shakespeare is the most comprehensive reference work available on shakespeares life, times, works, and his 400year global legacy. He has been general editor of the oxford shakespeare since 1978. Pdf the oxford companion to english literature margaret. Illustrated with more than 100 photographs and boasting contributions from a. Boasting over 3,000 entries, 608 pages, 100 illustrations, and more than a halfmillion words, it is the longest and most exhaustive volume of its kind ever produced. Written by a team of leading international scholars, this companion is designed to illuminate shakespeare s works through discussion of the key topics of shakespeare studies. The oxford companion to shakespeare by michael dobson.

Description of the book the bedford companion to shakespeare. The complete works by william shakespeare in djvu, fb2, fb3 download ebook. Sep 28, 2001 from the conjectured identity of the dark lady of the sonnets to misprints in the first folio, from shakespeare s favorite figures of speech to the staging of othello in south africa, the oxford companion to shakespeare offers the most comprehensive coverage available on all aspects of shakespeare s life and works. It is all here in pure text formatted as a single pdf file 3. Pdf henry iv part i the oxford shakespeare download ebook. Thirteen essays, written by leading scholars in britain and north america, address the ways in which shakespearean. Pdf shakespeare a very short introduction download full. Kinneys shakespeare, computers, and the mystery of authorship 2009.

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An unparalleled collection of early modern books, manuscripts, and artwork connected to shakespeare, the folgers holdings have been consulted extensively in the preparation of these texts. From the conjectured identity of the dark lady of the sonnets to the misprints in the first folio, from shakespeares favourite figures of speech to the staging of othello in south africa, a team of internationally renowned scholars provides a lucid. Shakespeare download pdf the complete works of shakespeare. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by.

The oxford companion to shakespeare 2nd edition oxford. This volume in the new oxford shakespeare series is like a cross between the 1987 textual companion and an authorship roundup, such as brian vickerss shakespeare, coauthor 2002 or hugh craig and arthur f. This authorship companion to the new oxford shakespeare complete works concentrates on the issues of canon and chronologycurrently the most active and controversial debates in the field of shakespeare editing. The folger shakespeare library in washington, dc, is the single greatest documentary source of shakespeares works. Fully dramatized audio edition folger shakespeare library presents othello arkangel shakespeare twelfth night 2010 edition. A table of five kinds of verse tests feminine endings, open endings, midline speech endings, light endings, and weak endings may be found in f. The online library of liberty a project of liberty fund, inc. The plays and poetry are presented in the order in which shakespeare wrote them, so that students can follow. Spanning the historical and contemporary, and the literary and dramatic, this authoritative and illustrative 3,000entry compendium is well constructed, solidly crossreferenced, and above all, delightful and interesting reading.

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An illuminating introduction to henry iv part i by awardwinning scholar jonathan bate the play with clear and authoritative explanatory notes on each page a helpful scenebyscene analysis and key. From the conjectured identity of the dark lady of the sonnets to the misprints in the first folio, from shakespeares favourite figures of speech to the staging of. Providing a unique combination of wellwritten, up to date background information and intriguing selections from primary documents, the bedford companion to shakespeare introduces readers to the topics most important to the study of shakespeare in their full historical and cultural context. Jonathan miller, subsequent performances, london, faber and faber, 1986. The complete works the edition for students, teachers, and playlovers. The oxford companion to shakespeare pdf free download. From the conjectured identity of the dark lady of the sonnets to the misprints in the first folio, from shakespeare s favourite figures of speech to the staging of othello in south africa, a team of 100 internationally renowned scholars provides a lucid, stimulating, and authoritative guide to shakespeare. The oxford companion to shakespeare book, 2005 worldcat. Free pdf the oxford companion to shakespeare download.

Oct 21, 2019 this volume in the new oxford shakespeare series is like a cross between the 1987 textual companion and an authorship roundup, such as brian vickerss shakespeare, coauthor 2002 or hugh craig and arthur f. An anthology of criticism and theory, 19452000, oxford, blackwell, 2004 claire mceachern, the cambridge companion to shakespearean tragedy, cambridge, cambridge up, 2003. In addition to the authoritative az entries, it includes nearly 100 illustrations, a chronology, a guide to further reading, a thematic contents list, and special feature entries on each. The oxford companion to shakespeare michael dobson, stanley wells from the conjectured identity of the dark lady of the sonnets to misprints in the first folio, from shakespeares favorite figures of speech to the staging of othello in south africa, the oxford companion to shakespeare offers the most comprehensive coverage available on all. In addition to the authoritative az entries, it includes nearly 100 illustrations, a chronology, a guide to further reading, a thematic contents list, and special feature entries on each of. The cambridge companion to shakespeares first folio. Now, almost two decades after the original volume, oxford is proud to announce a. The oxford companion to shakespeare is the most comprehensive reference work available on shakespeare s life, times, works, and his 400year global legacy. Global shakespeare performances matter because their concerns are inherently local even as they travel. The cambridge companion to shakespearean tragedy edited by. Michael dobson, stanley wells, will sharpe, and erin sullivan oxford. Under the terms of the licence agreement, an individual user may print out a pdf of a single entry from a reference work in or for personal use for. Oxford companions is a book series published by oxford university press, providing general knowledge within a specific area. An anthology of criticism 2000, the oxford dictionary of shakespeare 1998.

This fourvolume companion to shakespeares works, compiled as a single entity, offers a uniquely comprehensive snapshot of current shakespeare criticism brings together new essays from a mixture of younger and more established scholars from around the world australia, canada, france, new zealand, the united kingdom, and the united states. The term oxford shakespeare also refers to oxford university presss editions of individual shakespeare plays and poems. Publications by name publications by date authors literature. Feb 20, 2001 providing a unique combination of wellwritten, up to date background information and intriguing selections from primary documents, the bedford companion to shakespeare introduces students to the topics most important to the study of shakespeare in their full historical and cultural context. Helpful reference features include chronologies of the life and works, illustrations, detailed reading lists and a bibliographical essay. A companion to shakespeares works wiley online books. The oxford companion to shakespeare michael dobson, stanley wells from the conjectured identity of the dark lady of the sonnets to misprints in the first folio, from shakespeare s favorite figures of speech to the staging of othello in south africa, the oxford companion to shakespeare offers the most comprehensive coverage available on all. The new oxford shakespeare consists of four interconnected publications. Pdf download romeo and juliet the oxford shakespeare. Boasting over 3,000 entries, 608 pages, 100 illustrations, and more than a halfmillion words, it is the longest and. In one attractive, easytouse volume, the modern critical edition gives students the very best resources they need to understand and enjoy shakespeares works.

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