William Shakespeare's As You Like It (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)
Shakespeare's romantic comedy sets up a number of dualities which are explored but never answered, exposing the complexity of human life that exists between romance and realism, nobleman and commoner, male and female, and more.
The title, William Shakespeare’s As You Like It, part of Chelsea House Publishers’ Modern Critical Interpretations series, presents the most important 20th-century criticism on William Shakespeare’s As You Like It through extracts of critical essays by well-known literary critics.
Attention is often given to the performance of a text, but not to the shaping process behind that performance. The question of rehearsal is seldom confronted directly, though important textual moments - like revision - are often attributed to it. Furthermore, up until now, facts about theatrical rehearsal have been considered irrecoverable. In this groundbreaking new study, Tiffany Stern gathers together two centuries' worth of historical material which shows how actors received and responded to their parts.
The most striking difference between Othello and Shakespeare's other tragedies is its more intimate scale. Since the play focuses on personal rather than public life, Othello's private descent into jealous obsession is rendered all the more chilling to behold. This invaluable literary reference guide to one of Shakespeare's greatest plays contains a selection of the finest contemporary criticism, an introductory essay by Shakespearean scholar Harold Bloom, an index for easy reference, a bibliography, and a chronology of the playwright's life. .
William Shakespeare (Bloom's Modern Critical Views)
William Shakespeare is possibly the most revered writer of the English language. This volume offers critical essays examining the human drama in Shakespeare's work, studying his plays, and more. Also included is an informative biography of the Bard, a complete bibliography of his work, and a list of critical work about the writer.
The Comedy of Errors (Bloom's Shakespeare Through the Ages)
In the Shakespearean play that most closely resembles farce, two sets of identical twins, each separated for years, arrive in Ephesus, setting off a madcap series of events and leaving a trail of confusion and mistaken identity in their wake. While evoking one of Shakespeare's recurring themes—the restorative power of love—this early work contains some of the playwright's developing insights on the human condition and presents a portrait of women's various roles in Elizabethan society.
