The Shakespeare Handbook

The Shakespeare Handbook
ISBN-10
1474242863
ISBN-13
9781474242868
Series
The Shakespeare Handbook
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
280
Language
English
Published
2015-04-06
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Authors
Andrew Hiscock, Stephen Longstaffe

Description

Literature and Culture Handbooks are an innovative series of guides to major periods, topics and authors in British and American literature and culture. Designed to provide a comprehensive, one-stop resource for literature students, each handbook provides the essential information and guidance needed from the beginning of a course through to developing more advanced knowledge and skills. Written in clear language by leading academics, they provide an indispensable introduction to key topics, including: • Introduction to authors, texts, historical and cultural contexts • Guides to key critics, concepts and topics • An overview of major critical approaches, changes in the canon and directions of current and future research • Case studies in reading literary and critical texts • Annotated bibliography (including websites), timeline, glossary of critical terms. The Shakespeare Handbook is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to Shakespeare and early modern literature.

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