Beginning Shakespeare

by Lisa Hopkins

Book Overview

Beginning Shakespeare' introduces students to the study of Shakespeare, and grounds their understanding of his work in theoretical discourses. After an introductory survey of the dominant approaches of the past, seven chapters examine the major current critical approaches to Shakespeare; psychoanalysis, New Historicism, Cultural Materialism, gender studies, queer theory, postcolonial criticism and performance criticism. A further chapter looks at...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719064236
• ISBN13: 9780719064234
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.7"