Shakespeare : the roman plays

Author(s)

• Holderness, Graham
• Loughrey, Bryan
• Murphy, Andrew

Bibliographic Information

Shakespeare : the roman plays

edited and introduced by Graham Holderness, Bryan Loughrey and Andrew Murphy

（Longman critical readers）

Longman, 1996

• : pbk

Note

Bibliography: p. 186

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780582237698

Description

An authoritative introduction which considers the Roman plays of Shakespeare - Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra and Coriolanus in the light of both traditional and contemporary criticism. The collection of essays reflects the range and impact of modern critical approaches - marxism, feminism, new historicism, cultural materialism, psychoanalytic theory and performance analysis on the individual plays and on 'Roman' drama.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction, 2. Richard Wilson, ' Is this a holiday?' : Shakespeare's Roman Carnival. 3. John Drakakis, 'Fashion it Thus': Julius Caesar and the Politics of Theatrical Representation. 4. Alan Sinfield, 'Theatres of War': Caesar and the Vandals. 5. Leonard Tennenhouse, 'From Power on Display : The Politics of Shakespeare's Drama. 6. Janet Adelman, From Suffocating Mothers. 7. Jonathan Dollimore, Antony and Cleopatra (c.1607): Virtus under Erasure. 8. Annabel Patterson, From Shakespeare and the Popular Voice. 9. Michael D. Bristol, Lenten Butchery: Legitimation Crisis in Coriolanus. 10. Terrance Hawkes, Shakespeare and the General Strike. 11. Paul A. Cantor, Cymbeline: Beyond Rome. Notes on Authors Further Reading Index

Volume

ISBN 9780582237704

Description

This introductory text considers the Roman plays of Shakespeare in the light of both traditional and contemporary criticism. The essays reflect the range and impact of modern critical approaches, such as Marxism, feminism, new historicism, cultural materialism, psychoanalytic theory and performance analysis, on the individual plays and on "Roman" drama.

Table of Contents

• "Is this a holiday?" - Shakespeare's Roman carnival, Richard Wilson
• "fashion it thus" - "Julius Caesar" and the politics of theatrical representation, John Drakakis
• "theatres of war" - Caesar and the Vandals, Alan Sinfield
• "from power on display" - the politics of Shakespeare's drama, Leonard Tennenhouse
• from suffocating mothers, Janet Adelman
• "Anthony and Cleopatra" (c.1607) - virtus under erasure, Jonathan Dollimore
• from Shakespeare and the popular voice, Annabel Patterson
• Lenten butchery - legitimation crisis in "Coriolanus", Michael D. Bristol
• Shakespeare and the general strike, Terrance Hawkes
• Cymbeline - beyond Rome, Paul A. Cantor.

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Details

• NCID: BA27911002
• ISBN:
  • 058223770X
  • 0582237696
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: vii, 191 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • DC20 : 822.33
  • NDC8 : 932
• Subject Headings:
  • BLSH : Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA12450358