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Necessary Shakespeare, The 2/e

David Bevington

Published July 2004 by Longman
Copyright 2005, 1136 pp., Paper
ISBN: 0-321-27250-1
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$58.20

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Summary

Extracted from the best-selling Complete Works of Shakespeare, 5/e by David Bevington, The Necessary Shakespeare offers the most comprehensive scholarly apparatus, with the most often taught—necessary—of Shakespeare's work, creating a truly concise yet complete anthology. KEY TOPICS: This anthology provides extensive introductions to the plays and poems-offering discussion topics, sources for each play, and the stage history of performances. MARKET: Readers interested in Shakespeare.

Features

  • Editorially authoritative. Edited by well-known Shakespearean David Bevington of the University of Chicago, all the notes, historical context, and editorial framework that have made the Complete Shakespeare successful have been retained in this paperback edition. Includes photographs, maps, a royal genealogy of England (which helps students with the history plays), and other important source materials.
  • Reader-friendly design. The same two-column format and design from the updated Fifth Edition will be retained. Line glosses and annotations are on the same page as the primary text, making it easy for students to understand Shakespeare's puns, colloquialisms, and idioms.
  • Appendixes. Back matter includes historical maps, the genealogy, a glossary of terms, bibliography of further reading for each play, and textual and source information.


Table of Contents



GENERAL INTRODUCTION.

Life in Shakespeare's England.

The Drama Before Shakespeare.

London Theatres and Dramatic Companies.

Shakespeare's Life and Work.

Shakespeare's Language: His Development as Poet and Dramatist.

Shakespeare Criticism.



COMEDIES.

The Taming of the Shrew.

A Midsummer Night's Dream.

The Merchant of Venice.

Much Ado About Nothing.

As You Like It.

Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will.

Measure for Measure.



HISTORIES.

The Tragedy of King Richard the Third.

The Tragedy of King Richard the Second.

The First Part of King Henry the Fourth.

The Life of King Henry the Fifth.



TRAGEDIES.

Romeo and Juliet.

Julius Caesar.

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.

Othello, the Moor of Venice.

King Lear.

Macbeth.

Antony and Cleopatra.



ROMANCES.

The Winter's Tale.

The Tempest.



POEMS.

Sonnets.



Appendix Sources.


Appendix Shakespeare in Performance.


The Royal Genealogy of England.


Maps.


Bibliography.


Suggestions for Reading and Research.


Textual Notes.


Glossary: Shakespearean Words and Meanings of Frequent Occurrence.



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