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1 online resource (225 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Continuum Renaissance Drama
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Continuum Renaissance drama.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Chapter 1 The Critical Backstory and The State of the Art -- Chapter 2 Dream: The Performance History -- Chapter 3 New Directions: 'Soundings in A Midsummer Night's Dream' -- Chapter 4 New Directions: 'The Weaver's Dream -- Mnemonic Scripts and Memorial Texts' -- Chapter 5 New Directions: 'Spirits of Another Sort: Constructing Shakespeare's Fairies in A Midsummer Night's Dream' -- Chapter 6 New Directions: 'Shakespeare and the Fairy King: Re-viewing the Cultural and Political Contexts of A Midsummer Night's Dream' -- Chapter 7 New Directions: 'Constructing Experiences and Charting Narratives: The Future in/of A Midsummer Night's Dream' -- Chapter 8 A Survey of Resources. |
| Summary |
A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare's most widely studied comedies. This guide offers students an introduction to its critical and performance history, including notable stage productions, TV, and film versions as well as opera and ballet. It includes a keynote chapter outlining major areas of current research on the play and four new critical essays. Finally, a guide to critical, web-based and production-related resources and an annotated bibliography provide a basis for further individual research. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Midsummer night's dream -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Study and teaching.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. |
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Midsummer night's dream (Shakespeare, William) |
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Electronic books.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Added Author |
Buccola, Regina, 1969- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Midsummer night's dream : a critical guide. London, England ; New York : Continuum, ©2010 xii, 212 pages Continuum Renaissance drama. 9781847061355 |
| ISBN |
9781441179791 (electronic book) |
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1441179798 (electronic book) |
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9781847061355 |
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