Shakespeare: The Critical Tradition

King John

Shakespeare: The Critical Tradition

Edited by Joseph Candido, University of Arkansas, USA This revised volume in Shakespeare: The Critical Tradition increases our knowledge of how Shakespeare’s plays were received and understood by critics, editors and readers. A new introduction provides a survey of critical responses to the play since the late 1930s to the present day. The volume offers both critical opinions about the play across the centuries and an evaluation of the play's the reception. The chronological arrangement of the text-excerpts engages the readers in a direct and unbiased dialogue, whereas the introduction offers a critical evaluation from a current stance, including modern theories and methods.

King Lear

Shakespeare: The Critical Tradition

Edited by Kevin J. Donovan, Middle Tennessee State University, USA This volume documents the reception and interpretation of Shakespeare's King Lear by critics, editors and general readers from the late 18th to the early 20th centuries. Following an introduction which provides an historical account of the play’s critical reception from the earliest times to the present day, the volume presents a selection of original documents, together with contextual head notes and biographical sketches of the authors. The extracts follow a chronological order to give a synoptic overview of criticism on the play, whereas the introduction offers a critical evaluation from a current stance, including modern theories and methods.

UK January 2022 • US January 2022 • 472 pages HB 9781350077348 • £130.00 / $175.00 ePub 9781350284166 • £117.00 / $162.12 ePdf 9781350284173 • £117.00 / $162.12 Series: Shakespeare: The Critical Tradition • The Arden Shakespeare UK January 2023 • US January 2023 • 480 pages HB 9781350128415 • £130.00 / $175.00 ePub 9781350128422 • £117.00 / $162.12 ePdf 9781350128439 • £117.00 / $162.12 Series: Shakespeare: The Critical Tradition • The Arden Shakespeare

King Richard II

Shakespeare: The Critical Tradition

Edited by Charles R. Forker, Indiana University, USA This revised volume increases our knowledge of how Shakespeare’s plays were received and understood by critics, editors and readers. Updated with a new introduction providing a survey of critical responses to the plays since the 1990s to the present day, the volume offers both critical opinions about the play across the centuries and an evaluation of their positions within and their impact on the reception of the play. The chronological arrangement of the text-excerpts engages the readers in a direct and unbiased dialogue, whereas the introduction offers a critical evaluation from a current stance, including modern theories and methods.

UK February 2022 • US February 2022 • 648 pages HB 9781350084759 • £130.00 / $175.00 ePub 9781350287228 • £117.00 / $162.12 ePdf 9781350287211 • £117.00 / $162.12 Series: Shakespeare: The Critical Tradition • The Arden Shakespeare

The Tempest

Shakespeare: The Critical Tradition

Edited by Brinda Charry, Syracuse University, USA This volume offers critical opinions about The Tempest across the centuries and an evaluation of their impact on the reception of the play. The volume features criticism from key literary figures, such as Ben Jonson, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Dryden, John Ruskin and Edward Malone. The chronological arrangement of the excerpts engages the readers in a direct and unbiased dialogue, while the introduction offers a critical evaluation from a current stance, including modern theories and methods. The volume makes a major contribution to our understanding of the play and of the traditions of Shakespearean criticism.

UK January 2022 • US April 2022 • 384 pages HB 9781350087071 • £130.00 / $175.00 ePub 9781350284142 • £117.00 / $162.12 ePdf 9781350284159 • £117.00 / $162.12 Series: Shakespeare: The Critical Tradition • The Arden Shakespeare