Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 221 S.)
Edition:
Cambridge companions online
Edition:
Cambridge collections online
Edition:
The Cambridge companions to literature and classics
ISBN:
9780521708197
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9780521881784
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0521881781
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0521708192
Series Statement:
Cambridge companions to literature
Content:
Which plays are included under the heading 'Shakespeare's last plays', and when does Shakespeare's 'last' period begin? What is meant by a 'late play', and what are the benefits in defining plays in this way? Reflecting the recent growth of interest in late studies, and recognising the gaps in accessible scholarship on this area, in this book leading international Shakespeare scholars address these and many other questions. The essays locate Shakespeare's last plays - single and co-authored - in the period of their composition, consider the significant characteristics of their Jacobean context, and explore the rich afterlives, on stage, in print and other media of The Winter's Tale, Cymbeline, The Tempest, Pericles, The Two Noble Kinsmen and Henry VIII. The volume opens with a historical timeline that places the plays in the contexts of contemporary political events, theatrical events, other cultural milestones, Shakespeare's life and that of his playing company, the King's Men.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015)
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Introduction
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What is a 'late play'?
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Blackfriars, music and masque: theatrical contexts of the last plays
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The literary and dramatic contexts of the last plays
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Politics, religion, geography and travel: historical contexts of the last plays
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'You speak a language that I understand not': listening to the last plays
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The winter's tale: shifts in staging and status
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Cymbeline: the afterlife
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Literary invocations of The tempest
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Pericles: the afterlife
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The two noble kinsmen and King Henry VIII: the last last plays
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781139002622
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521881784
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Cambridge companion to Shakespeare's last plays Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 2009 ISBN 0521708192
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0521881781
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521708197
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521881784
Language:
English
Subjects:
English Studies
Keywords:
Shakespeare, William 1564-1616
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Drama
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Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Pericles, Prince of Tyre
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Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Cymbeline
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Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 The winter's tale
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Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 The tempest
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Fletcher, John 1579-1625 The two noble kinsmen
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Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 King Henry VIII
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Aufsatzsammlung
DOI:
10.1017/CCOL9780521881784
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