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Providing a unique combination of well-written, up-to-date background information and intriguing selections from primary documents, The Bedford Companion to Shakespeare introduces students to the topics most important to the study of Shakespeare in their full historical and cultural context. This new edition contains many new documents, particularly by women and other marginalized voices from the early modern period. There is also a new chapter on Shakespeare in performance, which introduces students to the great variety of productions of Shakespeare's works over the centuries.
Contents
Preface.- To the Reader.- Introduction.- Shakespeare, 'Shakespeare' and the Problem of Authorship.- 'To What End are all these Words?': Shakespeare's Dramatic Language...- Performances, Playhouses and Players.- 'What is Your Text?'.- Theatre á la Mode: Shakespeare and the Kinds of Drama.- From Betterton to Branagh: Shakespeare in Performance.- 'I Loved my Books': Shakespeare's Reading.- Town and Country: Life in Shakespeare's England.- Men and Women: Gender, Family, Society.- Politics and Religion: Early Modern Ideologies.- Bibliography
Index.