The Cambridge Shakespeare Guide - Softcover

Smith, Emma

Softcover

ISBN 10: 052114972X ISBN 13: 9780521149723

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

"Emma Smith's Cambridge Shakespeare Guide is not gives the student or theatregoer a quick fix on the plot, characters and basic facts about each play (or poem); but the book is also a marvel of critical conciseness. So the reader turns to an entry to find out when a particular play was first performed, or what proportion of it is written in verse, or who Borachio or Thersites is...and then finds herself immersed in a subtle yet brief account of the play's themes and famous performers."
--Sarah Stanton, Cambridge University Press Editor

About this title

Book Description:

Perfect for students and theatregoers, this lively and authoritative guide contains key information on Shakespeare. Covering all of Shakespeare's dramatic and poetic works in compact, alphabetical form, the book provides plot and character summaries, essential background context, information on major themes and descriptions of performance history.

About the Author:

Emma Smith is Fellow and Tutor in English at Hertford College, University of Oxford. She has published a wide range of books and articles on Shakespeare and Renaissance drama, including The Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare (2007).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 052114972X
• ISBN 13: 9780521149723
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 258