Companion to Shakespeare Studies

The studies in this volume cover all aspects of Shakespearian scholarship.

H. Granville-Barker (Edited by), G. B. Harrison (Edited by)

9780521159012, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 9 December 2010

430 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2.4 cm, 0.54 kg

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, and Shakespeare in the theatre.

Preface
1. The life of Shakespeare J. W. Mackail
2. The theatres and companies C. J. Sisson
3. Shakespeare's dramatic art Harley Granville-Baker
4. Shakespeare the poet George Rylands
5. Shakespeare and Elizabethan English G. D. Willcock
6. Shakespeare and music Edward J. Dent
7. The national background G. B. Harrison
8. The social background M. St Clare Byrne
9. Shakespeare's sources A. L. Attwater
10. Shakespeare and the drama of his time Bonamy Dobrée
11. Shakespeare's text A. W. Pollard
12. Shakespearian Criticism I: from Dryden to Coleridge T. S. Eliot
13. Shakespearian criticism II: From Coleridge to the present day J. Isaacs
14. Shakespearian scholarship J. Isaacs
15. Shakespeare in the theatre from the Restoration to the present time Harold Child
Reading list
Appendix 1. Comparative tables of the age and dramatic activity of Shakespeare and his contemporaries
Appendix 2. A chronological table (plays, books, and national events)
Appendix 3. A note on prices in Shakespeare's time A. V. Judges
Index.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: general [DSB]