Coriolanus
Shakespeare: The Critical Tradition
David George editor Professor Brian Vickers editor Joseph Candido editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:10th Feb '22
Should be back in stock very soon
A new edition of this indispensable scholarly resource offering a unique account of the critical history of one of Shakespeare's major Roman tragedies and now featuring a new supplementary introduction surveying more recent scholarship.
First published in 2004, David George's majestic compendium of criticism relating to Shakespeare's Coriolanus was recognised as a major contribution to teaching and scholarship on the play. This new edition has been updated with a new supplementary introduction by the author tracing criticism on the play since that first publication, including materialist, psychoanalytic and feminist readings, as well as further readings of the play's politics. As with all titles in the series, this edition increases our knowledge of how Shakespeare’s plays were received and understood by critics, editors and general readers. The volume offers, in separate sections, both critical opinions about the play across the centuries and an evaluation of their positions within and their impact on the reception of the play. The chronological arrangement of the text-excerpts engages the readers in a direct and unbiased dialogue, whereas the substantial introduction offers a critical evaluation from a current stance, including modern theories and methods. Thus the volume makes a major contribution to our understanding of the play and of the traditions of Shakespearean criticism surrounding it as they have developed from century to century.
ISBN: 9781350157835
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 938g
544 pages
2nd edition