Shakespeare for Students: Critical Interpretations of Shakespeare’s Plays and Poetry — Anne Marie Hacht et al. (2007)

Book Description

Shakespeare for Students is an attractive and accessible 3-vol. set of essential criticism to the playwright’s most-popularly-studied plays and poetry in secondary schools and undergraduate curricula. The second edition contains updated entries and 4 brand new entries. You’ll find a diverse blend of criticism along with plot summaries and character profiles that help further decode these dramatic masterpieces for students. Each detailed, illustrated entry provides: An introduction that provides an overview of the play or poem; A plot summary; An annotated character list; A discussion of the play’s principal theme; Understandable essays on the plays construction (setting, dialogue, imagery); Historical and cultural context sections that illuminate the play’s role in inter-curricular studies; Excerpted critical commentary on various facets of the play; Extensive theme and character index; and much more. – Publisher.

Book Details

• Author: Anne Marie Hacht, Cynthia Burnstein
• Publisher: Cengage
• Published Date: 2007
• Published Year: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 9781414412559