Much Ado about Nothing and the Taming of the Shrew |
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Author:
| Wynne-Davies, Marion |
Series title: | New Casebooks Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-333-65791-1 |
Publication Date: | May 2017 |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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Imprint: | Red Globe Press |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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This volume presents a broad range of critical essays exemplifying different approaches to Shakespeare's two comedies,
The Taming of the Shrew and
Much Ado about Nothing. The essays approach the plays from a number of theoretical positions: feminist, historicist, deconstruction and psychoanalytic, as well as offering general commentary and a discussion of film versions and stage productions. The introduction explains the development of these critical pieces, making the...
More DescriptionThis volume presents a broad range of critical essays exemplifying different approaches to Shakespeare's two comedies, The Taming of the Shrew and Much Ado about Nothing. The essays approach the plays from a number of theoretical positions: feminist, historicist, deconstruction and psychoanalytic, as well as offering general commentary and a discussion of film versions and stage productions. The introduction explains the development of these critical pieces, making the two plays considered accessible to students at all levels.