William Shakespeare, Histories - Modern Critical Views
Shakespeare's vibrant history plays, including "Richard II"; "Richard III"; "Henry IV", Parts I and II; and "Henry V", spring to life with all the drama of the feuds, rivalries, and epic battles on which they were based. Aware of the historical past and a keen observer of his own times, Shakespeare's true genius lies in the timeless universality he lends to the lives of these legendary royals and the schemers and dreamers who made up their worlds. This new edition of critical essays covering the Bard's history plays also includes a chronology, bibliography, index and introductory essay by renowned Shakespearean scholar Harold Bloom.
In the last ten years, virtually every previously known fact about Shakespeare has been modified by new research. Park Honan draws on this new information to dramatically alter our perceptions of the actor, poet, and playwright. Here is virtually all that can be factually known or reasonably speculated about Shakespeare's life.
Be an eyewitness to one of the world's greatest ever playwrights – from his Elizabethan world and the stories that inspired him to boy actors playing women and dramatic special effects. See what the interior of the Globe Theatre looked like. Find out how the music used in plays was like today's film themes. Discover what Shakespeare did when the theatres were closed due to the plague. Shakespeare is one of the titles in this classic series that combines visual brilliance with informative text to provide everything a child needs for projects, reference or just plain old discovery.
William Shakespeare's comedies - including 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', 'As You Like It', 'Twelfth Night', 'The Merchant of Venice', and more - are funny, allusive, difficult, profound, and unforgettable, and have served as templates for other comedic works throughout the centuries. This invaluable new study guide contains a selection of the finest contemporary criticism of these classic plays.
Added by: JustGoodNews | Karma: 4306.26 | Fiction literature | 16 April 2011
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O, Juliet
"One of the queens of historical fiction" offers a new take on the mesmerizing young woman and poetess who inspired Shakespeare's most famous female character.
