Description:
A "freeze frame" volume showcasing the range of current debate and ideas surrounding this most familiar of Shakespeare's tragedies. Each chapter has been carefully selected for its originality and relevance to students' needs. Key themes and topics covered include, The Text, History and Topicality, Current Critical Perpecitves and Adaptation and Afterlife. All the essays offer new views and combine to give readers an up-to-date understanding of what's exciting and challenging about the play. The text-based approach, unlike that of topic based series, reflects how Shakespeare is most commonly studied and taught.
Brief description: ANN THOMPSON is Professor of English and Director of the London Shakespeare Centre and King's College London