Bedford Companion to Shakespeare: An Introduction with Documents
Providing a unique combination of well-written, up-to-date background information and intriguing selections from primary documents, this revision of The Bedford Companion to Shakespeare introduces readers to the topics most important to the study of Shakespeare in their full historical and cultural context. The sets of primary documents include maps and illustrations; excerpts from conduct books; sermons; playhouse records; facsimiles from quartos and the First Folio; passages from...
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Providing a unique combination of well-written, 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.BooknewsAn attempt to put the Shakespearean text into cultural perspective "without causing it to disappear." It is designed as a vehicle for conveying facts and ideas that will inform classroom discussion and enhance comprehension of Shakespearean drama. For example, excerpts from historic speeches are meant to stimulate students to hear the rhetoric of Richard II, Claudius, King Lear, and Prospero in terms of contemporary political writing. It includes documents and illustrations such as maps, facsimiles of pages from Shakespearean quartos, portraits of Elizabeth and James, playhouse records, and passages from handbooks and political treatises. McDonald currently teaches English at the U. of North Carolina, Greensboro. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
PrefaceTo the ReaderIntroduction1Ch. 1Shakespeare, "Shakespeare," and the Problem of Authorship11Ch. 2Performances, Playhouses, and Players40Ch. 3"What Is Your Text?"74Ch. 4"I Loved My Books": Shakespeare's Reading100Ch. 5Theater a la Mode: Shakespeare and the Kinds of Drama151Ch. 6"To What End Are All These Words?": Shakespeare's Dramatic Language180Ch. 7Town and Country: Life in Shakespeare's England221Ch. 8Men and Women: Gender, Family, Society251Ch. 9Politics and Religion: Early Modern Ideologies297Bibliography342Index357
\ BooknewsAn attempt to put the Shakespearean text into cultural perspective "without causing it to disappear." It is designed as a vehicle for conveying facts and ideas that will inform classroom discussion and enhance comprehension of Shakespearean drama. For example, excerpts from historic speeches are meant to stimulate students to hear the rhetoric of Richard II, Claudius, King Lear, and Prospero in terms of contemporary political writing. It includes documents and illustrations such as maps, facsimiles of pages from Shakespearean quartos, portraits of Elizabeth and James, playhouse records, and passages from handbooks and political treatises. McDonald currently teaches English at the U. of North Carolina, Greensboro. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
