Essential Shakespeare: The Arden Guide to Text and Interpretation

by Jenny Stevens and Pamela Bickley

Book Overview

Addressing the transition from pre-university to undergraduate Shakespeare studies, this introductory critical guide examines 16 key plays. Each chapter focuses on modern theoretical methods, close reading skills, early modern contexts, and productions from stage and screen spanning several decades.

You will gain insights into each play, develop skills of analysis and be introduced to a diverse range of critical approaches that are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 135044426X
• ISBN13: 9781350444263
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: The Arden Shakespeare
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 1.0" x 6.1"