The Definitive Shakespeare Companion: Overviews, Documents, and Analysis [4 volumes]
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Rosenblum, Joseph. The Definitive Shakespeare Companion: Overviews, Documents, and Analysis [4 volumes]. Greenwood, 2017. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440834455.
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Rosenblum, Joseph. The Definitive Shakespeare Companion: Overviews, Documents, and Analysis [4 volumes]. Greenwood, 2017. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440834455
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Rosenblum, J. (2017). The Definitive Shakespeare Companion: Overviews, Documents, and Analysis [4 volumes]. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440834455
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This expansive four-volume work gives students detailed explanations of Shakespeare's plays and poems and also covers his age, life, theater, texts, and language. Numerous excerpts from primary source historical documents contextualize his works, while reviews of productions chronicle his performance history and reception.
• Provides a one-stop resource that overviews all of Shakespeare's most important plays and poems• Includes primary material—such as historical accounts of issues contemporaneous with the plays and excerpts from reviews of stage productions—that puts these works in their literary, theatrical, and historical context
• Elucidates key controversies regarding Shakespeare's literary work through alternate viewpoints that will help promote critical thinking skills
• Helps students analyze Shakespearean themes and characters, explain how authors utilize sources, and evaluate critical interpretations of literature
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The Definitive Shakespeare Companion: Overviews, Documents, and Analysis [4 volumes]
Author(s): Rosenblum, Joseph;Contributors: Rosenblum, Joseph; Rosenblum, Joseph;Abstract:This expansive four-volume work gives students detailed explanations of Shakespeare's plays and poems and also covers his age, life, theater, texts, and language. Numerous excerpts from primary source historical documents contextualize his works, while reviews of productions chronicle his performance history and reception.
• Provides a one-stop resource that overviews all of Shakespeare's most important plays and poems• Includes primary material—such as historical accounts of issues contemporaneous with the plays and excerpts from reviews of stage productions—that puts these works in their literary, theatrical, and historical context
• Elucidates key controversies regarding Shakespeare's literary work through alternate viewpoints that will help promote critical thinking skills
• Helps students analyze Shakespearean themes and characters, explain how authors utilize sources, and evaluate critical interpretations of literature
Editor(s): Rosenblum, Joseph;SortTitle: definitive shakespeare companion: overviews, documents, and analysis [4 volumes]Author Info:Joseph RosenblumeditorJoseph RosenblumauthoreISBN-13: 9781440834455Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440834455.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440834448Imprint: GreenwoodPages: 2072Publication Date: 20170630- 9781440834455_Volume_1 a1
- Cover page a1
- Halftitle page i2
- Title page iii4
- Copyright page iv5
- Contents v6
- Alphabetical List of Plays and Poems ix10
- A Preface for Users xi12
- A Shakespeare Chronology xv16
- OVERVIEWS 120
- THE HISTORY PLAYS 95114
- Overview: Shakespeare’s History Plays Sonia Suman 97116
- Henry VI, Parts 1, 2, and 3 John D. Cox 105124
- Richard III Andrew Macdonald, Gina Macdonald, and Cindy Chopoidalo 153172
- King John Michael Egan and Jessie Herrada Nance 191210
- Richard II Nicholas Crawford and Cindy Chopoidalo 235254
- Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2 Rebecca Fletcher McNeer 271290
- Henry V Sheryl A. Clouse and Sonia Suman 341360
- Henry VIII Yashdip S. Bains and Gaywyn Moore 379398
- Edward III Nicholas Birns 417436
- Sir Thomas More Lucy Munro 445464
- 9781440834455_Volume_2 a496
- Cover page a496
- Halftitle page i497
- Title page iii499
- Copyright page iv500
- Contents v501
- Alphabetical List of Plays and Poems ix505
- A Preface for Users xi507
- A Shakespeare Chronology xv511
- THE COMEDIES xix515
- Overview: Shakespeare’s Comedies E. L. Risden 477517
- The Comedy of Errors Robert Appelbaum 485525
- The Taming of the Shrew Kimberly Reigle and Gina Macdonald 517557
- The Two Gentlemen of Verona Owen E. Brady 553593
- Love’s Labor’s Lost Jessica Winston 585625
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream Jay L. Halio 611651
- The Merchant of Venice Jay L. Halio 649689
- The Merry Wives of Windsor Michelle Ephraim and Carolyn E. Brown 689729
- Much Ado about Nothing David W. Cole and Abigail Rokison-Woodall 729769
- As You Like It Yashdip S. Bains and Michelle M. Sauer 761801
- Twelfth Night Gina Macdonald and Rebecca Munro 809849
- Troilus and Cressida Charles R. Trainor 857897
- All’s Well That Ends Well Regina Buccola 889929
- Measure for Measure Nicholas Birns 925965
- 9781440834455_Volume_3 a997
- Cover page a997
- Halftitle page i998
- Title page iii1,000
- Copyright page iv1,001
- Contents v1,002
- Alphabetical List of Plays and Poems ix1,006
- A Preface for Users xi1,008
- A Shakespeare Chronology xv1,012
- THE TRAGEDIES xix1,016
- Overview: Shakespeare’s Tragedies Stuart Elden 9571,018
- Titus Andronicus Deborah Willis 9611,022
- Romeo and Juliet Michelle M. Sauer 9971,058
- Julius Caesar Robert G. Blake and Rebecca Munson 10431,104
- Hamlet Jay L. Halio 10891,150
- Othello Robert F. Willson Jr. and Steve Gehrke 11391,200
- King Lear Jay L. Halio 11731,234
- Macbeth Matthew Woodcock and Christopher McMillan 12391,300
- Antony and Cleopatra Harold Branam and Michelle M. Sauer 12891,350
- Coriolanus Andrew Macdonald and Kent Lehnhof 13251,386
- Timon of Athens Robert Appelbaum 13591,420
- 9781440834455_Volume_4 a1,446
- Cover page a1,446
- Halftitle page i1,447
- Title page iii1,449
- Copyright page iv1,450
- Contents v1,451
- Alphabetical List of Plays and Poems ix1,455
- A Preface for Users xi1,457
- A Shakespeare Chronology xv1,461
- The Romances xix1,465
- Overview: Shakespeare’s Romances Regina Buccola 13851,467
- Pericles Gary Waller and Katherine Gillen 13931,475
- Cymbeline Gary Waller and Ronald J. Boling 14251,507
- The Winter’s Tale Gary Waller and Rebecca Munson 14571,539
- The Tempest Gina Macdonald and Brinda Charry 14971,579
- The Two Noble Kinsmen Yashdip S. Bains and Marissa Nicosia 15391,621
- The Sonnets 15751,657
- Overview: Shakespeare’s Sonnets James B. Gutsell 15771,659
- Sonnet 3 Michelle M. Sauer 16011,683
- Sonnet 12 Charles R. Forker 16071,689
- Sonnet 15 Patrick Perkins 16131,695
- Sonnet 18 Roze Hentschell 16191,701
- Sonnet 19 Priscilla Glanville 16251,707
- Sonnet 20 Roze Hentschell 16311,713
- Sonnet 29 Robert G. Blake 16371,719
- Sonnet 30 Barry B. Adams 16431,725
- Sonnet 35 Jeremy Lopez 16491,731
- Sonnet 55 Gayle Gaskill 16531,735
- Sonnet 60 Robert G. Blake 16591,741
- Sonnet 65 Barry B. Adams 16631,745
- Sonnet 71 Robert Appelbaum 16671,749
- Sonnets 73 and 74 Nicholas Birns 16731,755
- Sonnet 76 Yashdip S. Bains 16811,763
- Sonnet 87 Barry B. Adams 16871,769
- Sonnet 91 Jeremy Lopez 16911,773
- Sonnet 94 Robert Appelbaum 16951,777
- Sonnets 97 and 98 Jeremy Lopez 17011,783
- Sonnet 106 Kirk Bazler Melnikoff 17071,789
- Sonnet 116 Annalisa Castaldo 17111,793
- Sonnet 126 Steven Doloff 17171,799
- Sonnet 128 Gayle Gaskill 17231,805
- Sonnet 129 Annalisa Castaldo 17291,811
- Sonnet 130 Gina Macdonald with Andrew Macdonald 17331,815
- Sonnets 135 and 136 Elizabeth Moore Willingham 17391,821
- Sonnet 138 Elizabeth Moore Willingham 17451,827
- Sonnet 144 Andrew James Hartley 17491,831
- Sonnet 146 Yashdip S. Bains 17551,837
- Sonnet 147 Robert Appelbaum 17611,843
- Sonnets 153 and 154 Yashdip S. Bains 17651,847
- The Longer Poems 17711,853
- Overview: The Longer Poems Joseph Rosenblum 17731,855
- A Lover’s Complaint Ilona Bell and Paul D. Stegner 17791,861
- Venus and Adonis Yashdip S. Bains and Benjamin C. Miele 18031,885
- The Rape of Lucrece Bruce E. Brandt 18291,911
- The Phoenix and Turtle Nicholas Birns 18451,927
- The Passionate Pilgrim Peter Kanelos and Lindsay Ann Reid 18671,949
- Appendix: Shakespeare Resources on the Web 18871,969
- Selected Bibliography 18891,971
- Editor and Contributors 18991,981
- Key Passages Index 19091,991
- Subject Index 19131,995