SHAKESPEARE'S POLITICS by Robin Headlam Wells ( 9780826493064 )

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Title:

SHAKESPEARE'S POLITICS
A CONTEXTUAL INTRODUCTION

By:

Robin Headlam Wells

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0826493068

ISBN 13:

9780826493064

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Publisher:

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

Pub. date:

6 January, 2009

Edition:

2nd ed.

Pages:

192

Description:

Offers an introduction to the political and historical context to Shakespeare's tragedy and history plays. This title provides an overview of the key political issues that were debated in late Elizabethan and early Stuart England. It suitable for those studying Shakespeare.

Synopsis:

This title offers an introduction to the political and historical context to Shakespeare's tragedy and history plays, written in an accessible, jargon-free style."Shakespeare's Politics" is an invaluable introduction to the political world of Shakespeare's plays. It includes passages from the plays together with extracts from contemporary historical and political documents. The clear, jargon-free narrative introduces and explains the extracts and provides an overview of the key political issues that were debated in late Elizabethan and early Stuart England.The introduction outlines the historical context in which Shakespeare wrote and explains the intellectual principles that informed early modern thinking about politics. By reading Shakespeare alongside contemporary documents students will be able to develop their own informed critical interpretations of the plays. "Shakespeare's Politics" is essential for anyone studying Shakespeare while tutors and postgraduate students will find the book's up-to-date survey of modern Shakespeare criticism useful and provocative.

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Imprint:

Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

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