| Ncs: Titus Andronicus 2ed Updated Edition Contributor(s): Shakespeare, William (Author), Hughes, Alan (Editor), Hall-Smith, Sue (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0521673828 ISBN-13: 9780521673822 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2006 Annotation: Titus Andronicus is still regarded by many as a bad play of dubious authorship. Its adversaries have abhorred the violence of the action and the apparent lapses in the quality of the verse. Since 1945, however, the play has been taken increasingly seriously in both the theatre and the study: the violence and cruelty it depicts were disconcertingly matched by the events of two World Wars. Hughes joins those critics who take the play seriously, arguing for its unity of theme and its grim humour, and demonstrates that it is the work of a brilliant stage craftsman, confident in his mastery of space, movement and verse. The text is based on the first quarto, supplemented by crucial additions and stage directions from the Folio. For this updated edition, a new section is included on recent stage, film and critical interpretations by Sue Hall-Smith. An updated reading list completes the edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| Lexile Measure: 1310 |
| Series: New Cambridge Shakespeare |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.7 lbs) 191 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays and poems. Introductions are regularly refreshed with accounts of new critical, stage and screen interpretations. For this second edition of Titus Andronicus Sue Hall-Smith has written a new section on recent scholarship and important contemporary performances of the play. The edition retains the text prepared by Alan Hughes, based on the first quarto and supplemented by crucial additions and stage directions from the Folio. In the introduction, Hughes contradicts the historically popular view that Titus Andronicus is a poor play of dubious authorship. Joining the growing ranks of critics who take the play seriously, Hughes applauds its thematic unity and grim humour, and demonstrates that it is the work of a brilliant stage craftsman, confident in his mastery of space, movement and verse. |