The Necessary Shakespeare

by Bevington, David

• ISBN13: 9780321272508
• ISBN10: 0321272501
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

Extracted from the best-sellingComplete Works of Shakespeare, 5/eby David Bevington,The Necessary Shakespeareoffers the most comprehensive scholarly apparatus, with the most often taughtnecessaryof Shakespeare's work, creating a truly concise yet complete anthology.This anthology provides extensive introductions to the plays and poems-offering discussion topics, sources for each play, and the stage history of performances.Readers interested in Shakespeare.

Table of Contents

Preface	vi
General Introduction
Life in Shakespeare's England	viii
The Drama Before Shakespeare	xxviii
London Theaters and Dramatic Companies	xlii
Shakespeare's Life and Work	li
Shakespeare's Language: His Development as Poet and Dramatist	lxxix
Editions and Editors of Shakespeare	lxxxvi
Shakespeare Criticism	xcvii
THE COMEDIES
The Taming of the Shrew	2	(40)
A Midsummer Night's Dream	42	(32)
The Merchant of Venice	74	(39)
Much Ado About Nothing	113	(37)
As You Like It	150	(40)
Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will	190	(37)
Measure for Measure	227	(43)
THE HISTORIES
The Tragedy of King Richard the Third	270	(56)
The Tragedy of King Richard the Second	326	(44)
The First Part of King Henry the Fourth	370	(42)
The Life of King Henry the Fifth	412	(48)
THE TRAGEDIES
Romeo and Juliet	460	(46)
Julius Caesar	506	(40)
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark	546	(59)
Othello, the Moor of Venice	605	(51)
King Lear	656	(54)
Macbeth	710	(38)
Antony and Cleopatra	748	(54)
THE ROMANCES
The Winter's Tale	802	(43)
The Tempest	845	(35)
THE POEMS
Sonnets	880
Appendix 1 Canon, Dates, and Early Texts	1	(13)
Appendix 2 Sources	14	(22)
Appendix 3 Shakespeare in Performance	36	(12)
The Royal Genealogy of England	48	(2)
Maps	50	(2)
Bibliography	52	(19)
Textual Notes	71	(13)
Glossary of Shakespearean Words	84
Index	2