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Scott, Dickens, Eliot, Hardy: Great Shakespeareans: Volume V
Adrian Poole (Ed.)
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Description for Scott, Dickens, Eliot, Hardy: Great Shakespeareans: Volume V
Hardcover. Focuses on Shakespeare's reception by nineteenth-century novelists. This title offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally. Editor(s): Poole, Adrian. Series: Great Shakespeareans. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
This is a comprehensive critical analysis of the most important Shakespearean critics, editors, actors and directors. This volume focuses on Shakespeare's reception by nineteenth-century novelists. "Great Shakespeareans" offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally. In this volume, leading scholars assess the contribution of Sir Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, George Eliot and Thomas Hardy to the afterlife and reception of Shakespeare and his plays. Each substantial contribution assesses the double impact of Shakespeare on the figure covered and of the figure on ... Read more
This is a comprehensive critical analysis of the most important Shakespearean critics, editors, actors and directors. This volume focuses on Shakespeare's reception by nineteenth-century novelists. "Great Shakespeareans" offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally. In this volume, leading scholars assess the contribution of Sir Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, George Eliot and Thomas Hardy to the afterlife and reception of Shakespeare and his plays. Each substantial contribution assesses the double impact of Shakespeare on the figure covered and of the figure on ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Series
Great Shakespeareans
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780826435460
SKU
V9780826435460
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About Adrian Poole (Ed.)
Adrian Poole is Professor of English Literature at the University of Cambridge, UK and a Fellow of Trinity College, UK. His books include Tragedy: A very short introduction (OUP) and Shakespeare and the Victorians (Arden).
Reviews for Scott, Dickens, Eliot, Hardy: Great Shakespeareans: Volume V
Reviewed in Cambridge Quarterly, vol 40, no 4. As in Shakespeare, readers can appreciate the ironies offered up by more than one point of view...The general editors Peter Holland and Poole state that the purpose of the series should not be merely to demonstrate Shakespeare's vast following, but also to show how those followers helped us understand Shakespeare. I certainly ... Read more