{"product_id":"aspects-of-shakespeares-problem-plays-articles-reprinted-from-shakespeare-survey-paperback-9780521283717","title":"Aspects of Shakespeare's 'Problem Plays'; Articles reprinted from Shakespeare Survey (Paperback) 9780521283717","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAspects of Shakespeare's 'Problem Plays'\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eArticles reprinted from Shakespeare Survey\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is designed as a stimulating introduction to Shakespeare's 'problem plays' and to conflicting interpretations of them.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKenneth Muir (Edited by), Stanley Wells (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521283717, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 18 February 1982\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e164 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm, 0.25 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThese articles, reprinted from various volumes of Shakespeare Survey, concern three plays which have gradually become appreciated by critics and in the theatre. Since the early years of this century they have been seen as an interrelated group, with a peculiarly twentieth-century appeal. Measure for Measure, concerned as it is with adolescents' first encounters with sex, love and death, has a special appeal for young people; Troilus and Cressida, set in the Trojan War, has been found deeply relevant to our own war-troubled times; and All's Well That Ends Well, sharing these preoccupations, is a necessary companion piece. John Barton, who has directed all three plays, is interviewed in one of the articles, which together illustrate the often heated controversy about the plays. Reviews and photographs of post-war productions at Stratford are also included. The book as a whole is designed as a stimulating introduction to these plays and to conflicting interpretations of them.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of plates\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Directing problem plays John Barton and Gareth Lloyd Evans\u003cbr\u003e All's Well That Ends Well Nicholas Brooke\u003cbr\u003e The design of All's Well That Ends Well R. L. Smallwood\u003cbr\u003e Why does it end well? Helena, Bertram and the Sonnets Roger Warren\u003cbr\u003e The Renaissance background of Measure for Measure Elizabeth Pope\u003cbr\u003e The unfolding of Measure for Measure James Black\u003cbr\u003e 'The devil's party': Virtue and vices in Measure for Measure Harriet Hawkins\u003cbr\u003e Troilus and Cressida Kenneth Muir\u003cbr\u003e 'Sons and daughters of the game': An essay on Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida R. A. Yoder\u003cbr\u003e The problem plays, 1920–1970: A retrospect Michael Jamieson\u003cbr\u003e Reviews.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006979526936,"sku":"9780521283717","price":23.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521283717i_454b8ecd-a959-4d33-a72e-30e503999917.jpg?v=1691374527","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/aspects-of-shakespeares-problem-plays-articles-reprinted-from-shakespeare-survey-paperback-9780521283717","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}