Author : Thomas Moisan
Release : 2002
Genre : Drama
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis In the Company of Shakespeare by : Thomas Moisan
Download or read book In the Company of Shakespeare written by Thomas Moisan. This book was released on 2002. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an anthology of critical essays written about English literature during the Renaissance (or the 'early-modern' period). It focuses on Shakespeare's poetry and plays, including the 'Sonnets', 'The Phoenix and the Turtle', 'The Rape of Lucrece', 'King Lear', 'Othello', 'Measure for Measure', and 'Timon of Athens'. Also examined are the publication of the plays of Beaumont and Fletcher, William Cartwright's play 'The Royal Slave', and James Halliwell-Phillips, one of the central figures in the Shakespearean textual tradition.