Originally published in 1991. Essays here are arranged chronologically within sections: 'The Play as Text', 'Shylock' and 'The Play in the Theatre.' Collecting previously published important commentaries and scholarly articles, this volume in the Shakespearean Criticism set looks at one of the Bard's most disturbing plays. These historical critical pieces give witness to the changing attitudes to the play and the characters and provide readers with a wide range of material relating both to performances and to textual readings.
| ISBN: | 9781138715226 |
| Publication date: | 7th June 2017 |
| Author: | Thomas Wheeler |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 396 pages |
| Series: | Shakespearean Criticism |
| Genres: |
The arts: general topics Performance art Theatre studies Classic and pre-20th century plays Literature: history and criticism |