Midsummer Nights Dream

A stimulating and comprehensive critical survey of the responses to A Midsummer Night''s Dream , as well as the key debates and developments, from the seventeenth century to the present day. Leading the reader through material chronologically, the Guide explores the main themes and interpretations and draws on a rich range of critical writings.>

List of contents

Acknowledgements.- Notes on the Text.- Introduction.- 1662-1898: Labyrinth of Enchantment.- 1900-49: Quest for Constancy.- The 1950s: Concord from Discord.- The 1960s: Order and Outrage.- The 1970s: Tongs and Bones.- The 1980s: Shattering the Dream.- The 1990s: Sifting the Fragments.- The 2000s: Refiguring the Maze.- Dream on Screen.- Conclusion.- Notes.- Select Bibliography.- Select Filmography.- Index.

Product details

• Authors: William Shakespeare, Nicolas Tredell
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.05.2010
• EAN: 9780230238794
• ISBN: 978-0-230-23879-4
• No. of pages: 200
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 217 mm x 11 mm
• Series: Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism; Readers Guides to Essential Cr; Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism; Readers' Guides to Essential C; Readers Guides to Essential Cr
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; B, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Early Modern/Renaissance Literature, Early Modern and Renaissance Literature, Literature, Modern