The Arden Research Handbook of Contemporary Shakespeare Criticism (The Arden Shakespeare Handbooks)

by Evelyn Gajowski (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2020

  $253.06

  The Arden Research Handbook of Contemporary Shakespeare Criticism is a wide-ranging, authoritative guide to research on critical approaches to Shakespeare by an international team of leading scholars. It contains chapters on over 20 specific critical practices, each grounded in analysis of a Shakespeare play. These practices range from foundational approaches including character studies, close reading and genre studies, through the critical practices that emerged in the 1970s and 80s that challenged the preconceptions on which traditional liberal humanism is based, including feminist, Marxist and psychoanalytic theories. Approaches drawn from postcolonial, queer studies and race studies, besides more recent topics including disability studies, global studies and the digital humanities all receive detailed treatment. In addition to its coverage of over 20 distinct critical approaches, the handbook contains various sections that provide non-specialists with practical help: an A-Z of key terms and concepts, a guide to research methods and problems, a chronology of major publications and events, an introduction to resources for study of the field, and a substantial annotated bibliography. The Arden Research Handbook of Contemporary Shakespeare Criticism is an essential reference work aimed at advanced undergraduate and graduate students as well as scholars beginning or developing research in the field.