| Coriolanus: Shakespeare: The Critical Tradition, Volume 1 Contributor(s): George, David (Editor), Vickers, Brian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0826458203 ISBN-13: 9780826458209 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $257.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: Volumes in this series trace the course of Shakespeare criticism, play-by-play, from the earliest items of recorded criticism to the beginnings of the modern period. The focus of the documentary material is from the late 18th century to the first half of the 20th century. The series makes a major contribution to our understanding of the plays and traditions of Shakespearean criticism as they have developed from century to century. The introduction to each volume constitutes an important chapter of literary history, tracing the entire critical career of each play from the beginnings to the present day. Includes English, European and American excerpts from Alexander Pope, Samuel Johnson, William Hazlitt, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Ruskin, Walt Whitman, Algernon Charles Swinburne, George Bernard Shaw, John Masefield, Lytton Strachey, John Middleton Murray, and Wyndham Lewis. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism - Drama | Shakespeare |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| LCCN: 2003064590 |
| Series: Shakespeare, the Critical Tradition |
| Physical Information: 1.66" H x 6.42" W x 9.56" (1.95 lbs) 482 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Volumes in this series trace the course of Shakespeare criticism, play-by-play, from the earliest items of recorded criticism to the beginnings of the modern period. The focus of the documentary material is from the late 18th century to the first half of the 20th century. Thus the Series makes a major contribution to our understanding of the plays and of the traditions of Shakespearean criticsm as they have developed from century to century. The introduction to each volume constitutes an important chapter of literary history, tracing the entire critical career of each play from the beginnings to the present day. > |