A companion to Shakespeare studies / edited by Harley Granville-Barker and G.B. Harrison
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1934. First Edition. Near fine copy in the original blue cloth boards, with title gilt-blocked to a gently and uniformly sun-toned spine. Reader autograph to front free endpaper. Endpapers and edges faintly foxed, with the interior tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #459343
Physical description: x, 408 pages ; 23 cm. 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 Dobrée -- 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 - Criticism and interpretation. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 - Study and teaching. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 - Sources. English drama - Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 - History and criticism. Dramatists, English - Early modern, 1500-1700 - Criticism and interpretation. England - Civilization - 16th-17th centuries.
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