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Shakespeare : the late plays

Title
Shakespeare : the late plays / Kate Aughterson.
Author
Aughterson, Kate, 1961-
Publication
  • Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
  • ©2013

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Description
xi, 281 pages; 23 cm
Summary
This study takes a fresh look at 'The Winter's Tale', 'The Tempest', 'Cymbeline' and 'Pericles'. The first part of the book uses carefully selected short extracts for close textual analysis, while the second part examines the contexts and key criticisms.
Series Statement
Analysing texts
Uniform Title
Analysing texts (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Alternative Title
Late plays
Subject
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Criticism and interpretation
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
  • Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
  • Shakespeare, William, (1564-1616)
  • Cymbeline (Shakespeare, William)
  • Pericles (Shakespeare, William)
  • Tempest (Shakespeare, William)
  • Winter's tale (Shakespeare, William)
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
pt. 1. Analysing Shakespeare's late plays. 1. Openings -- 2. Turning points : tragedy and comedy -- 3. Endings -- 4. Fathers, sons and husbands -- 5. Mothers, daughters and wives -- 6. Masters, servants and slaves : society and politics -- 7. Stage properties -- 8. Spectacle and theatricality -- 9. Music and song -- pt. 2. The context and the critics. 10. Shakespeare's literary career -- 11. Jacobean contexts -- 12. Sample critical views and performances.
ISBN
  • 9780230368620
  • 023036862X
  • 9780230368637
  • 0230368638
LCCN
2012276273
OCLC
  • ocn854890001
  • 854890001
  • SCSB-1763043
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library