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Shakespeare, David Bevington

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-246) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Shakespeare

bibliography

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David Bevington

Blackwell introductions to literature

An introduction to the Bard is structured around arc of human life - from infancy and childhood to adulthood, advancing age, and eventual death - with each stage in the life cycle acting as a lens through which the reader can view Shakespeares̕ major works

All the world's a stage: poetry and theatre -- Creeping like snail: childhood, education, early friendship, sibling rivalries -- Sighing like furnace: courtship and sexual desire -- Full of strange oaths and bearded like the Pard: the coming-of-age of the male -- Jealous in honour: love and friendship in crisis -- Wise saws: political and social disillusionment, humankind's relationship to the divine, and philosophical scepticism -- Modern instances: misogyny, jealousy, pessimism, and midlife crisis -- The lean and slippered pantaloon: ageing fathers and their daughters -- Last scene of all: retirement from the theatre