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The Elizabethan age was a tumultuous time, when long-cherished certainties were crumbling and life was uncertain. This title uncovers the extraordinary stories behind twenty objects from the period to re-create an age at once distant and yet surprisingly familiar.

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A quirky collection of true stories from the weird and wonderful world of Shakespearean theatre, featuringdistinguished actors falling off stages, fluffed lines, performances in the dark, and why you must never, ever say the name of that Scottish play, especially if you are Peter O'Toole.

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Why do Shakespeare's tragedies endure

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A resource for students, scholars and actors, this book contains glosses and quotes for over 14,000 words that could be misunderstood or unknown to a modern audience. Plot summaries for all Shakespeare's plays are included as well as notes on specific areas of his language.

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Bringing Shakespeare back to life

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Written by an academic and literary scholar with decades of experience in teaching Shakespeare to students at all levels, Shakespeare: A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place.

This Bloomsbury Academic Collection consists of a range of classic titles in Shakespeare studies from our prestigious imprints Continuum, Sheffield Academic Press and The Athlone Press.

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Harold Bloom, the doyen of American literary critics and author of The Western Canon, has spent a professional lifetime reading, writing about and teaching Shakespeare. In this magisterial interpretation, Bloom explains Shakespeares genius in a radical and provocative re-reading of the plays.

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Peter Conrad explores the phenomenon of Shakespeare, and assesses Shakespeare's global legacy across every continent and across every genre of the creative arts.

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A.C.Bradley's Shakespearean Tragedy, first published in 1904, ranks as one of the greatest works of Shakespearean criticism of all time. In his ten lectures A.C.Bradley has provided a study of the four great tragedies - Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth - which reveals a deep understanding of Shakepearean thought and art.

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How did plague turn Shakespeare from a jobbing hack into a courtly poet How did Bottom's dream rewrite the Bible How did Shakespeare's plays lead to the deaths of an earl and a king And why was he the one dramatist of his generation never to be imprisoned This book helps you to understand what being Shakespeare was actually like.

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'The greatest literary scholar of his generation' (Independent) explains how the history of the Elizabethan era is the backdrop to William Shakespeare and his plays.

(Paperback, 4th edition)

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [140]-141).

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Lord Claverton, an eminent former cabinet minister and banker, is helped to confront his past by the love of his daughter, his Antigone. The dialogue in The Elder Statesman, the love scenes in particular, contain some of Eliot's most tender and expressive writing for the theatre.

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The essential pocket guide: Analysis - Text - Rare Titles - Cast Lists - Synopsis - Critiques

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An essential, refreshingly accessible guide to Greek and Roman drama.

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A concise, essential guide to Shakespeare and his 36 plays.

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'Ambitious, exceptionally well informed and immensely engaging... Bate writes with unflagging energy, intelligence, with and enthusiasm.' - Daily Telegraph

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Trapped in a loveless marriage, Ellida is consumed by her longing for the sea, by the promise of the unknown. Now Ellida must confront both the past and a desire for freedom that could destroy her.

Frank McGuinness's version of Henrik Ibsen's The Lady from the Sea premiered at the Arcola Theatre, London, in April 2008.

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In 1612, Shakespeare gave evidence at the Court of Requests in Westminster - it is the only occasion his spoken words are recorded. The case seems routine - a dispute over an unpaid marriage-dowry - but it opens up an unexpected window into the dramatist's famously obscure life-story. This book focuses on this episode in Shakespeare's life.