Family Life in the Age of Shakespeare

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Bruce W. Young

Book Code: GR4239

ISBN: 0-313-34239-3

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-34239-4

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280 pages, photos

Greenwood Press

Publication: 12/30/2008

List Price: $75.00 (UK Sterling Price: £41.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: The Age of Shakespeare

Description: Perhaps better than any other writer, Shakespeare captures the intricacies of human relationships. From the star-crossed romance of Romeo and Juliet to Othello's misguided murder of Desdemona to the betrayal of King Lear by his daughters, family life is central to Shakespeare's works. Many of the experiences Shakespeare explores are timeless. But the particulars of family life in his plays are grounded in Elizabethan culture, a world foreign to contemporary students. This book helps students learn about family life in Shakespeare's world and works. The volume begins with a look at the classical and medieval background of family life in the Early Modern era. This is followed by a sustained discussion of family life in Shakespeare's world. The book then examines issues related to family life across a broad range of Shakespeare's works. Later chapters then examine how productions of the plays have treated scenes concerning family life, and how scholars and critics have commented on family life in Shakespeare's writings. The volume closes with a bibliography of print and electronic resources for student research. Students of literature will value this book for its illumination of critical scenes in Shakespeare's works, while students in social studies and history courses will appreciate its use of Shakespeare to explore daily life in the Elizabethan age.

Table of Contents:

Preface
1: Background
2: Family Life in Shakespeares World
3: Family Life in Shakespeares Works
4: Family Life in Shakespearean Performance
5: Scholarship and Criticism
Primary Documents
Glossary
Bibliography

LC Card Number: 2008036700

LCC Class: PR3069

Dewey Class: 822

PDF Catalogs:
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