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The Arden Introduction to Reading Shakespeare: Close Reading and Analysis
J Lopez
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Description for The Arden Introduction to Reading Shakespeare: Close Reading and Analysis
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Shakespeare's plays are works of art made out of words. To read the plays closely, that is, to pay careful attention to the multiple, shifting meanings of and relationships between their words, is to gain a deep and lasting appreciation for the complex artistry of their construction and of their effects. In fourteen chapters, the book takes readers on a guided tour through some of the most productive sites in Shakespeare's plays for analysis, providing an introduction to the practice of reading Shakespeare's plays closely, and some examples of the interpretive work that such close reading can enable. Topics of ... Read more
Shakespeare's plays are works of art made out of words. To read the plays closely, that is, to pay careful attention to the multiple, shifting meanings of and relationships between their words, is to gain a deep and lasting appreciation for the complex artistry of their construction and of their effects. In fourteen chapters, the book takes readers on a guided tour through some of the most productive sites in Shakespeare's plays for analysis, providing an introduction to the practice of reading Shakespeare's plays closely, and some examples of the interpretive work that such close reading can enable. Topics of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472581020
SKU
V9781472581020
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Ref
99-2
About J Lopez
Jeremy Lopez is Professor of English at the University of Toronto, and the Editor of Shakespeare Quarterly.
Reviews for The Arden Introduction to Reading Shakespeare: Close Reading and Analysis
Jeremy Lopez's Arden Introduction to Reading Shakespeare succeeds brilliantly as an Introduction for students - to every conceivable element of a play, from The Title to Last Words, with topics in between as diverse and as essential as Stage Directions and Patterned Language. The kinds of questions he poses for students will ... Read more