Cambridge Guide to Literature Shakespeare

Author: (USA) Margreta de Grazia, (UK) Stanley Wells
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Publish Date: 2000-12-01
Features: This book is part of the Cambridge Literary Guides series, featuring 19 essays by scholars from abroad, reflecting the latest achievements in Shakespeare studies in recent years. Edited by Professor Margreta de Grazia of the University of Pennsylvania and Stanley Wells, a renowned Shakespeare scholar and president of the International Shakespeare Association, the essays are contributed by 19 professors from institutions such as the University of Toronto, New York University, the University of Cambridge, the University of Pennsylvania, Roehampton University in London, and the Shakespeare Institute at the University of Birmingham. This collection is the fourth Shakespeare study guide published by Cambridge University Press after their 1934 Shakespeare Studies Guide, the 1971 New Shakespeare Studies Guide, and the 1986 Cambridge Literary Guide to Shakespeare Studies. It compiles many new developments in Shakespeare studies worldwide. From a broader cultural perspective, the book offers more comprehensive, authoritative, and readable discussions and research on Shakespearean plays across literary, performance, and historical dimensions. The book also includes a chronology of Shakespeare's life and works, illustrations, and a detailed bibliography, making it invaluable for understanding the progress of contemporary Western Shakespeare studies.