The Necessary Shakespeare

by Bevington, David

• ISBN13: 9780321088970
• ISBN10: 0321088972
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

Extracted from the best-selling Complete Works of Shakespeare, 4/e by David Bevington, The Necessary Shakespeare offers 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.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
General Introduction
Life in Shakespeare's England	viii
The Drama Before Shakespeare	xxvi
London Theaters and Dramatic Companies	xxxix
Shakespeare's Life and Work	xlviii
Shakespeare's Language: His Development as Poet and Dramatist	lxxiii
Shakespeare Criticism	lxxx
COMEDIES
The Taming of the Shrew	2	(39)
A Midsummer Night's Dream	41	(31)
The Merchant of Venice	72	(38)
Much Ado about Nothing	110	(36)
As You Like It	146	(38)
Twelfth Night; or, What You Will	184	(36)
Measure for Measure	220	(42)
HISTORIES
The Tragedy of King Richard the Third	262	(54)
The Tragedy of King Richard the Second	316	(42)
The First Part of King Henry the Fourth	358	(41)
The Life of King Henry the Fifth	399	(45)
TRAGEDIES
Romeo and Juliet	444	(44)
Julius Caesar	488	(39)
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark	527	(57)
Othello, the Moor of Venice	584	(50)
King Lear	634	(52)
Macbeth	686	(37)
Antony and Cleopatra	723	(53)
ROMANCES
The Winter's Tale	776	(42)
The Tempest	818	(34)
POEMS
Sonnets	852
Appendix 1: Sources	A-1
Appendix 2: Shakespeare in Performance	A-22
The Royal Genealogy of England	A-34
Maps	A-36
Bibliography: Suggestions for Reading and Research	A-38
Textual Notes	A-63
Glossary: Shakespearean Words and Meanings of Frequent Occurrence	A-75
Index	I-1