Shakespeare's history plays : rethinking historicism /

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Boldly moves criticism of Shakespeare's history plays beyond anti-humanist theoretical approaches This important intervention in the critical and theoretical discourse of Shakespeare studies summarises, evaluates and ultimately calls time on the mode of criticism that has prevailed in Shakespea...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Parvini, Neema
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2012.
©2012
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Histories.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Criticism and interpretation.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616
Historicism in literature.
Historicisme dans la littérature.
Biography and True Stories.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Shakespeare.
DRAMA > Shakespeare.
Chronicle plays of William Shakespeare.
Literature
Henry VI of England
Ideology
Louis Althusser
Richard II of England
Shakespearean history
William Shakespeare
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1: Introduction
  • ch. 2: New historicism
  • ch. 3: Cultural materialism
  • ch. 4: An argument against anti-humanism
  • ch. 5: Solutions
  • ch. 6: Shakespeare's historical and political thought in context
  • ch. 7: Personal action and agency in Henry VI
  • ch. 8: Ideology in Richard II and Henry IV
  • ch. 9: Conclusion.

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