A Companion to Shakespeare Studies
by Harley Granville-Barker, G. B. Harrison
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The studies in this volume cover all aspects of Shakespearian scholarship. It begins with Shakespeare's biography, describes the theatres and companies of the time, and analyses Shakespeare's dramatic and poetic genius. There are also studies of his work in relation to the English spoken at the time, his use and knowledge of music, and his sources. Other essays cover the national and social background. A final group touches on the text of the plays, Shakespearian criticism and scholarship, show more and Shakespeare in the theatre. show lessTags
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- Nonfiction, Literature Studies and Criticism, Fiction and Literature, Poetry
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- 822.33 — Literature & rhetoric English & Old English literatures English drama 1558-1625 Elizabethan period William Shakespeare
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- PR2891 .G7 — Language and Literature English English Literature English renaissance (1500-1640)
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