A companion to Shakespeare studies / edited by Harley Granville-Barker and G.B. Harrison
1946, Reprint. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #340908
Physical description: x, 408 pages. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: The life of Shakespeare / J.W. Mackail -- The theatres and companies / C.J. Sisson -- Shakespeare's dramatic art / Harley Granville-Barker -- Shakespeare the poet / George Rylands -- Shakespeare and Elizabethan English / G.D. Willcock -- Shakespeare and music / Edward J. Dent -- The national background / G.B. Harrison -- The social background / M. St. Clare Byrne -- Shakespeare's sources / A.L. Attwater -- Shakespeare and the drama of his time / Bonamy Dobre ée -- Shakespeare's text / A.W. Pollard -- Shakespearian criticism: from Dryden to Coleridge / T.S. Eliot -- Shakespearian criticism: from Coleridge to the present day / J. Isaacs -- Shakespearian scholarship / J. Isaacs -- Shakespeare in the theatre from the restoration to the present time / Harold Child -- Reading list -- Appendices. Comparative table of the age and dramatic activity of Shakespeare and his contemporaries; A chronological table (plays, books, and national events); A note on prices in Shakespeare's time / A.V. Judges. Subjects: Shakespeare, William 1564-1616; Outlines, syllabi, etc. Drama; Outlines, syllabi, etc. Shakespeare, William. Shakespeare, William Studies. Examinations. English Literature Criticism and interpretation. Genre: Biographies. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Summary: The studies in this volume cover all aspects of Shakespearian scholarship. It begins with Shakespeare's biography, describes the theatres and companies of the time, and analyses Shakespeare's dramatic and poetic genius. There are also studies of his work in relation to the English spoken at the time, his use and knowledge of music, and his sources. Other essays cover the national and social background. A final group touches on the text of the plays, Shakespearian criticism and scholarship, and Shakespeare in the theatre.
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