D R A M A & P E R F O R M A N C E S T U D I E S - T H E A R D E N S H A K E S P E A R E – Shakespeare & Early Modern Drama 18
King Lear: Language and Writing
Jean E. Howard, Columbia University, USA This guide argues that King Lear's elemental power springs from its language, which is at once simple, relentless, and riddling, and from its full-blown double plot that multiplies unbearably both the follies and the pain of its protagonists. It also explores recent critical approaches to the play and its theatre history and includes practical ‘how to’ content on the study skills necessary to succeed as a critical thinker and writer. UK February 2022 • US March 2022 • 144 pages PB 9781408182277 • £16.99 / $22.95 • HB 9781472518361 • £50.00 / $68.00 ePub 9781408182291 • £15.29 / $21.97 ePdf 9781408182284 • £15.29 / $21.97 Series: Arden Student Skills: Language and Writing • The Arden Shakespeare
Shakespeare on Prejudice
'Scorns and Mislike' in Shakespeare's Plays B. J. Sokol, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK How are various forms of prejudice portrayed in the works of Shakespeare and to what extent does Shakespeare differ from his contemporaries in their portrayal? What can we learn about Shakespeare's times and our own through a close reading of prejudice depicted in his plays? Through detailed analysis of his plays, comparison with the works of other Elizabethan writers and a consideration of Shakespeare's social environment, the study provides an appreciation of how Shakespeare represents prejudice against education, the arts, peace, ‘strangers’ or outsiders, and sexual love. UK March 2022 • US March 2022 • 320 pages • 3 bw illus HB 9781350168398 • £80.00 / $110.00 ePub 9781350168404 • £72.00 / $100.29 ePdf 9781350168411 • £72.00 / $100.29 The Arden Shakespeare
Arden Studies in Early Modern Drama Lisa Hopkins, Sheffield Hallam University, UK; Douglas Bruster, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Interruptions in Early Modern English Drama Michael M. Wagoner, United States Naval Academy, USA
This is the first full-length study to analyse interruption as a dramatic form in the works of William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and John Fletcher. Through close analysis of dialogue and punctuation, stage directions, such as exists, entrances and music, and conventions of plot in early modern play texts, Michael Wagoner reveals how interruptions are integral to shaping characterisation, building interiority and indicative of aspects of authorial style. From the Ghost’s appearance in Hamlet to Celia’s frightful speech in Volpone, interruptions are an overlooked linguistic and dramatic form that delineates the balance of power with a scene. UK October 2022 • US October 2022 • 304 pages • 10 bw illus HB 9781350238312 • £80.00 / $110.00 ePub 9781350238329 • £72.00 / $100.29 ePdf 9781350238336 • £72.00 / $100.29 Series: Arden Studies in Early Modern Drama • The Arden Shakespeare
Money and Magic in Early Modern Drama
Edited by David Hawkes, Arizona State University, USA This volume considers three ideological forces in early modern England: money, magic and the theatre. The invisible nature of money’s power struck many contemporaries as magical and contributed to the hysteria behind witch-hunts. Theatre, simultaneously, emerged as a medium well-suited to representing the powers of magic. Part One considers an array of figures ranging from Plautus through John Lyly to Christopher Marlowe, while remaining focused on the nexus of money and magic. Part Two concentrates on Shakespeare, whose diagnosis of the relations between finance, witchcraft and the stage is explored in Timon of Athens, The Tempest and A Winter’s Tale. UK December 2022 • US December 2022 • 224 pages HB 9781350247048 • £75.00 / $100.00 ePub 9781350247055 • £67.50 / $93.42 ePdf 9781350247062 • £67.50 / $93.42 Series: Arden Studies in Early Modern Drama • The Arden Shakespeare
Staging Britain's Past
Pre-Roman Britain in Early Modern Drama Kim Gilchrist, Cardiff University, UK The first study of the early modern performance of Britain's pre-Roman history. Shakespeare’s contemporaries were discovering that the Trojan exile Brute and his descendants, once widely believed as proof of glorious ancient origins, were a mischievous medieval invention. Offering a comprehensive account of the extraordinary theatrical tradition that emerged from these Brutan histories and the reasons for that tradition’s disappearance, this study gathers all known evidence of the plays, pageants and masques portraying Britain’s ancient rulers, from Gorboduc’s powerful invocation of history to Cymbeline’s elegiac erosion of all notions of historical truth. UK October 2022 • US October 2022 • 296 pages • 3 bw illus PB 9781350232822 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9781350163348 ePub 9781350163355 • £67.50 / $93.42 ePdf 9781350163362 • £67.50 / $93.42 Series: Arden Studies in Early Modern Drama • The Arden Shakespeare
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