Shakespeare's History Plays

by R.J.C. Watt and Robert Watt

Book Overview

Shakespeare's history plays are central to his dramatic achievement. In recent years they have become more widely studied than ever, stimulating intensely contested interpretations, due to their relevance to central contemporary issues such as English, national identities and gender roles.

Interpretations of the history plays have been transformed since the 1980s by new theoretically-informed critical approaches. Movements such as New Historicism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582418313
• ISBN13: 9780582418318
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.5" x 9.0"