A balanced editorial approach, a highly respected editor, and proven apparatus combine to make Bevington the most student-friendly introduction to Shakespeare on the market.
The fifth edition of this comprehensive anthology addresses two key issues confronted by students approaching Shakespeare today: a lack of knowledge about the historical period and difficulty with the language of Shakespeare’s plays. Accessible introductions to each work and thoroughly revised and updated notes and glosses assist students unfamiliar with Shakespeare’s language. A lavishly illustrated General Introduction presents a vivid picture of life in Shakespeare’s England. Detailed background on sources and performance history connects the social world to the literary texts.
Author(s): David Bevington
Edition: 5
Publisher: Pearson Longman
Year: 2004
Language: English
Commentary: http://archive.org/details/completeworksofs0000shak_p1j6 // Pages 332-333 are absent; consult previous, fourth edition, which is also available at Library Genesis.
Pages: 1744
City: New York
Front Cover
Title Page
Contents
Preface
Shakespeare’s World: A Visual Portfolio
General Introduction
Life in Shakespeare’s England
The Drama Before Shakespeare
London Theaters and Dramatic Companies
Shakespeare’s Life and Work
Shakespeare’s Language: His Development as Poet and Dramatist
Editions and Editors of Shakespeare
Shakespeare Criticism
The Comedies
The Comedy of Errors
Love’s Labor’s Lost
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Taming of the Shrew
Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Merchant of Venice
Much Ado About Nothing
The Merry Wives of Windsor
As You Like It
Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will
All’s Well That Ends Well
Measure for Measure
Troilus and Cressida
The Histories
The First Part of King Henry the Sixth
The Second Part of King Henry the Sixth
The Third Part of King Henry the Sixth
The Tragedy of King Richard the Third
The Life and Death of King John
The Tragedy of King Richard the Second
The First Part of King Henry the Fourth
The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth
The Life of King Henry the Fifth
The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eighth
The Tragedies
Titus Andronicus
Romeo and Juliet
Julius Caesar
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Othello, the Moor of Venice
King Lear
Macbeth
Timon of Athens
Antony and Cleopatra
Coriolanus
The Romances
Pericles
Cymbeline
The Winter’s Tale
The Tempest
The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Poems
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Phoenix and Turtle
A Lover’s Complaint
Sonnets
Appendix 1. Canon, Dates, and Early Texts
Appendix 2. Sources
Appendix 3. Shakespeare in Performance
The Royal Genealogy of England
Maps
Bibliography
Textual Notes
Glossary
Index
Back Cover