{"product_id":"jacobean-drama-paperback","title":"Jacobean Drama - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePascale Aebischer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe plays of Shakespeare's contemporaries are increasingly popular thanks to a spate of recent stage and screen productions and to courses that set Shakespeare's plays in context. This \u003ci\u003eReader's Guide\u003c\/i\u003e introduces students to the criticism and debates that are specific to the drama of playwrights such as Jonson, Middleton, Dekker and Webster. Pascale Aebischer explores recent critical developments in key areas including: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- How the plays were staged and printed\u003cbr\u003e- Innovative editions of plays\u003cbr\u003e- How the plays represent and contest the dominant ideologies of the Jacobean period\u003cbr\u003e- Dramatic genres\u003cbr\u003e- The representation of the human body and of social, gender and race relations\u003cbr\u003e- Modern productions on stage and screen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing suggestions for further research and reading, and a filmography of commercially available film versions of non-Shakespearean drama, this is an invaluable resource for anyone with an interest in the diverse plays of the Jacobean age\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe plays of Shakespeare's contemporaries are increasingly popular thanks to a spate of recent stage and screen productions and to courses that set Shakespeare's plays in context. This Reader's Guide introduces students to the criticism and debates that are specific to the drama of playwrights such as Jonson, Middleton, Dekker and Webster. Pascale Aebischer explores recent critical developments in key areas including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- how the plays were staged and printed\u003cbr\u003e- innovative editions of plays\u003cbr\u003e- how the plays represent and contest the dominant ideologies of the Jacobean period\u003cbr\u003e- dramatic genres\u003cbr\u003e- the representation of the human body and of social, gender and race relations\u003cbr\u003e- modern productions on stage and screen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing suggestions for further research and reading, and a filmography of commercially available film versions of non-Shakespearean drama, this is an invaluable resource for anyone with an interest in the diverse plays of the Jacobean age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePASCALE AEBISCHER is Senior Lecturer in Renaissance Studies at the University of Exeter, UK. Her previous publications include Shakespeare's Violated Bodies: Stage and Screen Performance (Cambridge, 2004) and the co-edited volume Remaking Shakespeare: Performance Across Media, Genres and Cultures (Palgrave, 2003).\u003cbr\u003ePASCALE AEBISCHER is Senior Lecturer in Renaissance Studies at the University of Exeter, UK. Her previous publications include Shakespeare's Violated Bodies: Stage and Screen Performance (Cambridge, 2004) and the co-edited volume Remaking Shakespeare: Performance Across Media, Genres and Cultures (Palgrave, 2003).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 17, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42731164336191,"sku":"9780230008168","price":79.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3fc40b3a19aae9d1d4ece60a867243ef.webp?v=1765127943","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/jacobean-drama-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}