| Service and Dependency in Shakespeare's Plays Contributor(s): Weil, Judith (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521101050 ISBN-13: 9780521101059 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: A study into how service interacted with other forms of dependency in Shakespeare's drama. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6" W x 9" (0.74 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 16th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Considering the close associations of service and patronage with childhood or youth, marriage and friendship, Judith Weil sheds new light on social practice and dramatic action in Shakespeare's plays. Approached as dynamic explorations of a familiar custom, the plays demonstrate a surprising consciousness of obligations, and fascination with how dependants actively affect each other. Weil also emphasizes the linguistic ambiguities created by service relationships. The book includes detailed studies of dramatic sequences in twelve plays, including Hamlet, Macbeth, The Taming of the Shrew and King Lear. |
Contributor Bio(s): Weil, Judith: - Judith Weil has recently retired from the post of Professor of English at the University of Manitoba. Co-editor, with her husband Herbert Weil, of 'The First Part of King Henry IV' (Cambridge, 1997), she has published widely on Shakespeare and Renaissance drama, including essays in 'Marlowe, History and Sexuality: New Essays on the Life and Writings of Christopher Marlowe', ed. Paul Whitfield White, 'Renaissance Female Tragic Heroines', ed. Naomi Conn Liebler and 'Approaches to Teaching English Renaissance Drama', ed. Alexander Leggatt and Karen Bamford. |
