William Shakespeare: a very short introduction [First edition] 9780198718628, 9780191028694, 0198718624

In this new offering from Stanley Wells, the pre-eminent Shakespearian scholar, comes aVery Short Introductionto the lif

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English Pages xv, 125 pages: illustrations; 18 cm Year 2015

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William Shakespeare: a very short introduction [First edition]
 9780198718628, 9780191028694, 0198718624

Table of contents :
Preface: Why Shakespeare? --
Shakespeare and Stratford-upon-Avon --
Theatre in Shakespeare's time --
Shakespeare in London --
Plays of the 1590s --
Shakespeare and comic form --
Return to tragedy --
Classical plays --
Tragicomedy --
Epilogue --
Shakespeare's works: a chronology.

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