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York Notes Companions: Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama

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Author: Hugh Mackay   Series: York Notes Companions

This "York Notes Companion "brings Renaissance drama to life by considering such classic plays as "Hamlet," "Othello" and "Dr Faustus "from the perspective of contemporary theatre-goers. This "York Notes Companion "brings Renaissance drama to life by considering such classic plays as "Hamlet," "Othello" and "Dr Faustus "from the perspective of contemporary theatre-goers. Part of the first literature study guides to cover key literary periods and texts and combine them with historical and cultural contextsContains essential information on relevant literary criticismDr Hugh Mackay is an experienced lecturer who has also written extensively in the fieldContains various helpful features such as extented commentaries, additional notes, timelines and annotated further reading

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This "York Notes Companion "brings Renaissance drama to life by considering such classic plays as "Hamlet," "Othello" and "Dr Faustus "from the perspective of contemporary theatre-goers. This "York Notes Companion "brings Renaissance drama to life by considering such classic plays as "Hamlet," "Othello" and "Dr Faustus "from the perspective of contemporary theatre-goers. Part of the first literature study guides to cover key literary periods and texts and combine them with historical and cultural contextsContains essential information on relevant literary criticismDr Hugh Mackay is an experienced lecturer who has also written extensively in the fieldContains various helpful features such as extented commentaries, additional notes, timelines and annotated further reading

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The York Notes Companion to Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama brings widely studied plays such as Hamlet, Othello and Dr Faustus to life for students, by considering them from the perspective of contemporary theatre-goers. Placing Shakespeare’s masterpieces in the social and historical contexts of the period and examining them alongside the work of his lesser known contemporaries, the Companion provides detailed commentaries on a range of plays, and guides students through key literary theories and debates. Connecting texts with their scholarly and historical contexts, this is essential reading for any student of Renaissance drama.

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About the Author

Dr Hugh Mackay completed his Phd on early Jacobean drama in 2003 at the University of Southampton, under the supervision of Professor Kathleen McLuskie, Director of the Shakespeare Institute. From 2002 to 2007 he taught various undergraduate courses at Southampton, ranging from ‘Literature and History’, ‘Shakespeare’s Histories and Comedies’ to ‘Critical History’ and ‘Marxism and Psychoanalysis’. He has a paper on ‘Lust’s Dominion and the Readmission of the Jews’, published in the Review of English Studies, and has co-organised and presented at several conferences.

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The York Notes Companion to Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama brings widely studied plays such as Hamlet , Othello and Dr Faustus to life for students, by considering them from the perspective of contemporary theatre-goers. Placing Shakespeare#146;s masterpieces in the social and historical contexts of the period and examining them alongside the work of his lesser known contemporaries, the Companion provides detailed commentaries on a range of plays, and guides students through key literary theories and debates. Connecting texts with their scholarly and historical contexts, this is essential reading for any student of Renaissance drama. Each York Notes Companion provides: Analysis of key texts and debates Extended commentaries for further in-depth analysis of individual texts Exploration of historical, social and cultural contexts Annotations clarifying literary terms and events in history Modern theoretical perspectives in practice Timelines and annotated further reading Hugh Mackay has a PhD in early Jacobean drama from the University of Southampton, where he has taught on a range of undergraduate courses.

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This companion brings Renaissance drama to life by considering such classic plays as Hamlet , Othello and Dr Faustus from the perspective of contemporary theatre-goers. Discussions of Shakespeare's masterpieces are accompanied by examinations of the work of lesser known playwrights and commentators, while chapters on "Madness and Subjectivity", "Rhetoric and Performance" and "Nation-Building" provide a variety of key critical perspectives.

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Product Details

Publisher
Pearson Education Limited | Longman
Published
14th June 2010
Edition
1
Pages
360
ISBN
9781408204801

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