Shakespeare: The Late Plays - (Analysing Texts) by Kate Aughterson (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>What makes Shakespeare's late plays so special? Through detailed analyses of key passages, Kate Aughterson shows how these plays portray a world of political intrigue, familial chaos and crisis, which teeters continually into tragedy: a world we can recognise today. <p/>Part I of this engaging study: <br>- Provides stimulating close readings of extracts from <i>The Tempest</i>, <i>The Winter's Tale</i>, <i>Cymbeline</i> and <i>Pericles</i><br>- Examines major topics such as openings, endings, familial roles, stage properties, spectacle and song<br>- Offers suggestions for further work and summarizes the methods of analysis <p/>Part II supplies essential background material, including: <br>- Detailed accounts of Shakespeare's literary and historical contexts<br>- Samples from important critical works and performances <p/>With a helpful Further Reading section, this illuminating volume is ideal for anyone who wishes to appreciate and explore Shakespeare's late plays for themselves.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>What makes Shakespeare's late plays so special? Through detailed analyses of key passages, Kate Aughterson shows how these plays portray a world of political intrigue, familial chaos and crisis, which teeters continually into tragedy: a world we can recognise today. <p/>Part I of this engaging study: <br>- provides stimulating close readings of extracts from <em>The Tempest</em>, <em>The Winter's Tale</em>, <em>Cymbeline</em> and <em>Pericles<br></em>- examines major topics such as openings, endings, familial roles, stage properties, spectacle and song<br>- offers suggestions for further work and summarizes the methods of analysis. <p/>Part II supplies essential background material, including: <br>- detailed accounts of Shakespeare's literary and historical contexts<br>- samples from important critical works and performances. <p/>With a helpful Further Reading section, this illuminating volume is ideal for anyone who wishes to appreciate and explore Shakespeare's late plays for themselves.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Kate Aughterson is Principal Lecturer and Academic Programme Leader for English Literature at the University of Brighton, UK. She is the author of Webster: The Tragedies and Aphra Behn: The Comedies, both also in the Analysing Texts series.<br>Kate Aughterson is Principal Lecturer and Academic Programme Leader for English Literature at the University of Brighton, UK. She is the author of Webster: The Tragedies and Aphra Behn: The Comedies, both also in the Analysing Texts series.</p>
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