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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Release Year
- 2001
- Book Title
- Simply Shakespeare
- ISBN
- 9780321077042
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pearson Education
ISBN-10
0321077040
ISBN-13
9780321077042
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1935781
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Publication Name
Simply Shakespeare
Language
English
Subject
Shakespeare, General
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
12.2 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2001-029545
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
822.3/3
Table Of Content
Preface. Introduction: How to Read Shakespeare. Box: Chapter Overview. Making an Effort. Using Your Imagination. Imagining the World. Imagining the Stage. Staying Flexible. Listening for the Subtext. Writing or Discussion Assignments. Further Reading. 1. Shakespeare''s Dramatic Language. Box: Chapter Overview. Some Preliminary Suggestions. Test Case #1: Hamlet''s Famous Soliloquy. Initial Reactions. Shakespeare''s Peculiar Language. "You" and "Thou". "Hath" and "Doth". Some Other Shakespearean Oddities. Advice. Rearranging Word Order. Advice. Verse and Prose. Writing or Discussion Assignments. Further Reading. 2. Shakespeare''s Imagery. Box: Chapter Overview. A Definition of Imagery. Literal Appeals to the Senses. Appeal to the Sense of Sight. Appeal to the Sense of Hearing. Appeal to the Sense of Touch. Appeal to the Sense of Taste. Appeal to the Sense of Smell. Figurative Language: The Major Devices. Box: Imagery-14 Key Terms. Analogy. Hyperbole. Image Strands. Irony. Litotes. Metaphor. Metonymy. Onomatopoeia. Oxymoron. Personification. Pun. Simile. Symbol. Synecdoche. Test Case #2: The Barge at Cydnus. Advice. Writing or Discussion Assignments. Further Reading. 3. Shakespeare''s Rhetoric 116. Box: Chapter Overview. The History of Rhetoric. Shakespeare''s Dramatic RhetoricBox: Rhetoric-17 Key Terms. Adage. Alliteration. Anaphora. Antistrophe. Aside. Assonance. Caesura. Chiasmus. Consonance. Enargia. Ethos. Isocolon. Logos. Pathos. Rhyme. Soliloquy. Stichomythia. Pattern, Repetition, Variation. Pattern. Repetition. Variation. Test Case #3: Portia''s Defense of Antonio. Writing or Discussion Assignments. Further Reading. 4. Shakespeare''s Humor. Box: Chapter Overview. Shakespeare''s Crude Humor. Shakespeare''s Cultural Humor. Shakespeare and All Those French Jokes. Shakespeare and All Those British Jokes. Shakespeare''s Linguistic Humor. The Malapropism. Shakespeare''s Slapstick Humor. Shakespeare''s Cosmic Humor. Writing or Discussion Assignments. Further Reading. 5. Shakespeare''s Genres. Box: Chapter Overview. Genre and the Folio of 1623. Genre and the Modern Critic. The Major Genres. Comedy. Origins. Characteristics. Box: The Comedies-Major Characteristics. Sub-genres. History. Origins. Characteristics. Box: The Histories-Major Characteristics. Box: Richard II 1.3-History as Mythic Pageant. Box: Richard III 5.3-5.5-History as Immediate Action. Tragedy. Origins. Characteristics. Box: The Tragedies-Major Characteristics. Sub-genres. Romance. Origins. Characteristics. Box: The Romances-Major Characteristics. The Minor Genres. Problem Play. Roman Play. Writing or Discussion Assignments. Further Reading. Chapter 6: Shakespeare''s Stagecraft. Box: Chapter Overview. Getting up to Speed. Handling the Introductions. Comings and Goings. Placing Yourself in the Action. Making Lemonade (from Lemons). Battle Scenes. Boys as Women. Taking Advantage. The Power of Symbolism. Hamlet and the Hell beneath the Stage. Props and the Value of Minimalism. Threading the Needle. Varying the Tempo. Easing up on the Rack. The Porter in Macbeth (2.3). The Clown in Antony and Cleopatra (5.2). Painting in Chiaroscuro. The Gravediggers in Hamlet (5.1). The Gardener in Richard II . Internalizing the Playwright. Box: Shakespeare''s Stagecraft-Major Devices. "All the World''s a Stage". "The Play''s the Thing". The Playwright Front and Center. Writing or Discussion Assignments. Further Reading. 7. Shakespeare in Performance: Stage and Screen. Box: Chapter Overview. Stage, Film, and Television: Some Preliminary Definitions. Box: Theatre, Film, and TV: Some Important Distinctions. Box: Theatre, Film, and TV: Some Important Continuities. Shakespeare on Stage: Antony and Cleopatra . Analysis. Shakespeare on Stage: King Lear . <div style="margin-left: 0.2i
Edition Description
Student edition
Synopsis
Written in a straightforward, engaging style, Simply Shakespeare actively engages the reader in understanding and appreciating Shakespeare's language and intricate stagecraft. KEY TOPICS: Accessible writing style neither talks down to readers nor over their heads. Introduction: "How to Read Shakespeare" outlines strategies readers can adopt to make Shakespeare easier to understand. Four chapters on language focus on the single greatest hurdle for readers: language. The chapters deal with words, imagery (literal and figurative), rhetoric, and humor. Boxed material highlights major points in any topic discussed. Test Cases analyze key passages in depth. Bulleted lists break up heavy prose passages allowing readers to concentrate on key material, making content more accessible. A Resources Section provides an annotated list of websites and books-emphasizing the best resources and latest scholarship. Glossary covers 30 Shakespearean terms most readers have trouble with. MARKET: For those interested in gaining a clear understanding of Shakespeare and his art., Written in a straightforward, engaging style, Simply Shakespeare actively engages the reader in understanding and appreciating Shakespeare's language and intricate stagecraft. Accessible writing style neither talks down to readers nor over their heads. Introduction: "How to Read Shakespeare" outlines strategies readers can adopt to make Shakespeare easier to understand. Four chapters on language focus on the single greatest hurdle for readers: language. The chapters deal with words, imagery (literal and figurative), rhetoric, and humor. Boxed material highlights major points in any topic discussed. Test Cases analyze key passages in depth. Bulleted lists break up heavy prose passages allowing readers to concentrate on key material, making content more accessible. A Resources Section provides an annotated list of websites and books-emphasizing the best resources and latest scholarship. Glossary covers 30 Shakespearean terms most readers have trouble with. For those interested in gaining a clear understanding of Shakespeare and his art., Simply Shakespeare actively engages students in understanding and appreciating Shakespeare's language and intricate stagecraft. Written in a straightforward, engaging style, the text avoids the "dumbing-down," popular-culture approach to Shakespeare as well as the elevated academic style written for other academics rather than students. Rather, Simply Shakespeare emphasizes how to read and watch Shakespeare for comprehension and enjoyment. An organization and layout that uses "test cases," boxed material, bulleted lists, illustrations, chapter overviews, end-of-chapter assignments, background material, glossary, web resources, and more makes the text especially accessible for students.
LC Classification Number
PR2976.W52 2001
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- j***2 (60)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchase☆☆☆ Seller. Is not the picture of actual recieved item. Listing photo was pulled from internet and used as placeholder, according to sellers listing. Thats on me for buying the cheapest one without looking at listing fully. Would have been better to not use another persons photo on seller's listing as the specific guide book advertised has reflective bits, the one i recieved did not.. At least it arrived and is decent enough to use and look at. Packed ok. Shipped promptly. Thank you.
- k***i (36)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseFantastic price, faster shipping than expected, item as described. However, packaging was a thin plastic envelope instead of bubble/ cardboard. Book arrived new yet slightly damaged. Not worth asking for a return due to the very low price, yet would suggest to seller/ future buyers to have better packaging for shipping. Thanks.
- e***u (4501)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseWell the stock photo was just that, a stock photo and the item did not include the other material shown, which I had asked about. A chance you take. Otherwise, in good shape, shipped promptly, plastic bag envelope (nothing wrong with that for the price, but subject to beatings by the PO dolts. Yes, i will still buy from them if the price is reasonable.