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9780773449848

A Comparison of Six Adaptations of Shakespeare's Coriolanus, 1681-1962: How Changing Politics Influence the Interpretation of a Text

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  • ISBN13:

    9780773449848

  • ISBN10:

    0773449841

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-11-09
  • Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $119.95

Summary

This is the sole history of the interpretations of Shakespeare's Coriolanus.

Author Biography

Dr. David George has been professor of English at Urbana University, Ohio, since 1981. Before that, he taught in London, England; Pomona College, Claremont, CA; Lesotho, Southern Africa; and the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. He earned his Ph.D. and theological diploma from King's college, London.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Nahum Tate: The Tastes of the Time
John Dennis: This Want of Dramatical Justice
Thomas Sheridan: Little or No Plot
John Philip Kemble: Precious Materials
Rene-Louis Piachaud: An Unforeseen Opportunity
Bertolt Brecht: Shakespeare as Raw Material
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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