A Midsummer Night's Dream - Couverture souple

Shakespeare, William

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521532477 ISBN 13 : 9780521532471

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

A Midsummer Night's Dream is perhaps Shakespeare's most popular comedy, and also a profound, archetypal play. The introduction describes the two main traditions in the stage history, one emphasising charm and innocence, the other stressing darker suggestions of violence and sexuality, and relates them to similar traditions in critical interpretation, showing that both are necessary to a full understanding of the play. For this updated edition the editor has added a new section to the introduction which takes account of recent important professional theatre productions and scholarly criticism on the play.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays and poems. Introductions are regularly refreshed with accounts of new critical, stage and screen interpretations. This second edition of A Midsummer Night's Dream retains R. A. Foakes' text and has been extensively updated by him. In the Introduction to what is widely acknowledged as Shakespeare's most popular comedy, Foakes describes the two main traditions in the play's stage history, one emphasising charm and innocence, the other stressing darker suggestions of violence and sexuality. He shows that both are necessary to a full understanding of the play. For this edition the editor has added a new account of important theatrical productions and scholarly criticism on the play that have appeared in recent years. The reading list has also been revised and updated.

Revue de presse :

'... a fine example of judicious editorial writing. Foakes guides the reader securely and fluently through the critical and scholarly disputes that have accumulated around the play. He manages to be informative without being patronizing, and detached with out failing to offer opinions.' The Times Higher Education Supplement

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0521532477
• ISBN 13: 9780521532471
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 170