Love's Labour's Lost: A Guide to the Play
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Love's Labour's Lost: A Guide to the Play
By (Author) John Pendergast
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Greenwood Press
30th October 2001
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800
822.33
Physical Properties
Hardback
200
Description
At one point perhaps the least loved of Shakespeare's comedies, Love's Labour's Lost is now a very popular one. As one of Shakespeare's most vilified plays, it has been largely ignored until the 20th century. This reference is a thorough guide to the play's origins and legacy. Chapters overview the genesis of the text and the merits of various editions; the historical, cultural, and ideological contexts that inform the work; Shakespeare's dramatic artistry, particularly his use of language; the play's themes and critical reception; and its life on the stage and screen. Chapters include lists of works for further reading, and a selected bibliography of major studies concludes the volume.
Author Bio
JOHN S. PENDERGAST is Assistant Professor of English at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. His publications have appeared in such journals as ELH, Studies in Philology, and Extrapolation.
