The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 20.0179 Saturday, 25 April 2009
From: Bruce Young <
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Date: Wednesday, 22 Apr 2009 13:54:31 -0600
Subject: Book Announcement: FAMILY LIFE IN THE AGE OF SHAKESPEARE
I am happy to announce (and many of you will be happy to learn) that
Greenwood Press has just published my book, FAMILY LIFE IN THE AGE OF
SHAKESPEARE. Description and Table of Contents below.
For more information, see http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR4239.aspx
Description: Perhaps better than any other writer, Shakespeare captures
the intricacies of human relationships. From the star-crossed romance of
Romeo and Juliet to Othello's misguided murder of Desdemona to the
betrayal of King Lear by his daughters, family life is central to
Shakespeare's works. Many of the experiences Shakespeare explores are
timeless. But the particulars of family life in his plays are grounded
in Elizabethan culture, a world foreign to contemporary students. This
book helps students learn about family life in Shakespeare's world and
works. The volume begins with a look at the classical and medieval
background of family life in the Early Modern era. This is followed by a
sustained discussion of family life in Shakespeare's world. The book
then examines issues related to family life across a broad range of
Shakespeare's works. Later chapters then examine how productions of the
plays have treated scenes concerning family life, and how scholars and
critics have commented on family life in Shakespeare's writings. The
volume closes with a bibliography of print and electronic resources for
student research. Students of literature will value this book for its
illumination of critical scenes in Shakespeare's works, while students
in social studies and history courses will appreciate its use of
Shakespeare to explore daily life in the Elizabethan age.
Table of Contents:
Preface
1: Background
2: Family Life in Shakespeares World
3: Family Life in Shakespeares Works
4: Family Life in Shakespearean Performance
5: Scholarship and Criticism
Primary Documents
Glossary
Bibliography
Bruce Young
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