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Matthew Arnold: the discourse of criticism
(Palgrave Macmillan, 1992)
In the history of criticism Matthew Arnold stands as a central and substantial figure, responsible for the establishing of the discipline of ‘English,’ the transformation of which is a contemporary literary theory’s ...
Shakespeare Recycled: the Making of Historical Drama
(Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1992)
This book is an exercise in reading Shakespeare's history plays as history. It sets out to challenge Tillyard's view that the plays may be read as historical evidence for the providence-driven theory of history and as ...
Taming of the Shrew: First Quarto of "Taming of a Shrew"
(Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1992)
Published in 1594, under the title "The Taming of a Shrew", this play has always been regarded as an earlier version by another dramatist, or as a corrupt "memorial reconstruction" of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew". ...
Shakespeare's History Plays: "Richard II" to "Henry V"
(Palgrave Macmillan, 1992)
This anthology of contemporary criticism was written within the last 20 years, most within the last ten. It aims to problematize, rather than merely reflect, traditional methods and assumptions. The selection of essays ...
Shakespeare and heritage
(1992)
Hamlet: First Quarto
(Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1992)
The first in a series on Shakespeare's original texts, including facsimile pages, this version of "Hamlet" is claimed to be, in some ways, the most authentic version of the play that we have. Included are an introduction, ...
The tragicall historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke (1603)
(Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1992)
In this book Graham Holderness and Bryan Loughrey present another re-issue of one of Shakespeare’s plays, with a view to present a previously un-seen original or authentic version to the time of original publication. Part ...