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The Bedford companion to Shakespeare, an introduction with documents, Russ McDonald

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The Bedford companion to Shakespeare, an introduction with documents, Russ McDonald

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 406-421)

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contains biographical information

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illustrations

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index present

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non fiction

Main title

The Bedford companion to Shakespeare

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handbooksbibliography

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46777153

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Russ McDonald

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an introduction with documents

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Shakespeare, "Shakespeare," and the problem of authorship -- "To what end are all these words?" : Shakespeare's dramatic language -- Theater à la mode : Shakespeare and the kinds of drama -- Performances, playhouses, and players -- "I loved my books" : Shakespeare's reading -- "What is your text?" -- Town and country : life in Shakespeare's England -- Men and women : gender, family, society -- Politics and religion : early modern ideologies -- From Bracegirdle to Branagh : Shakespeare in performance from 1660 to the present

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Companion to Shakespeare

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