Sharen's Review History

Author: Tan Yingzhou
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Since Shakespeare's death in 1616, nearly four centuries have seen countless scholars leave behind a vast body of Shakespearean criticism. Different eras have produced varying, even contradictory, interpretations of Shakespeare. Therefore, it is important to organize, compare, and re-evaluate these works from a contemporary perspective. This book segments the history of Shakespearean criticism into Neoclassicism, Romanticism, the Victorian era, and the 20th century, providing summaries and re-evaluations of the first three periods and offering a bird's-eye view of 20th-century Shakespearean criticism.