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English drama 17th century History and criticism English drama Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 History and criticism HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare PHILOSOPHY / Political Politics and literature England History 17th century Politics in literature Power (Social sciences) in literature Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Criticism and interpretationFilter By Subjects
English drama 17th century History and criticism English drama Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 History and criticism HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare PHILOSOPHY / Political Politics and literature England History 17th century Politics in literature Power (Social sciences) in literature Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Criticism and interpretationSummary: Combines elements of analysis, history, biography, performance, and the personal passions of six presenters to tell the stories behind the stories of six Shakespeare plays. Includes interviews with actors, directors, and scholars; visits to key locations; clips from celebrated film and television adaptations; and illustrative excerpts from performances staged at Shakespeare's Globe in London...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2018
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SHASmith, Emma (Emma Josephine)
Summary: "An electrifying new study that investigates the challenges of the Bard's inconsistencies and flaws, and focuses on revealing, not resolving, the ambiguities of the plays and their changing topicality. A genius and prophet whose timeless works encapsulatethe human condition like no others. A writer who surpassed his contemporaries in vision, originality, and literary mastery. A man who wrote...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822.33 SMIWills, Garry
Summary: "Shakespeare's plays abound with kings and leaders who crave a public stage and seize every opportunity to make their lives a performance: Antony, Cleopatra, Richard III, Othello, and many others. Such self-dramatizing characters appear in the work of other playwrights of the era as well, Marlowe's Edward II and Tamburlaine among them. But Elizabethan playwrights were not alone in realizing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale Univ Pr 2014