Search -
The Upstart Crow: Introduction to Shakespeare's Plays (Everyman's University Paperbacks)
The Upstart Crow Introduction to Shakespeare's Plays - Everyman's University Paperbacks Author:Gareth Lloyd Evans This is an important one-volume version of the highly-acclaimed set of five books on Shakespeare's plays which Gareth Lloyd Evans wrote for the Writers and Critics series. Out of print for a number of years, but still in great demand, his judicious assessment of each of Shakespeare's plays makes a welcome return in this revised for... more »m.
One of the book's most notable features is the blend of sound scholarship and continuing experience of Shakespeare's plays in the theatres which testifies to the author's work as a University Reader in Dramatic Literature and as a theatre critic of international reputation.
Gareth Lloyd Evans also addresses the plays chronologically, so that the student and theatregoer may see Shakespeare's creative powers unfolding, from his early days, through his mature work, to his later plays when he was still experimenting with dramatic form. Lucid, observant, interpretative--this abridgment is sure to find a new range of readers who will find Dr. Lloyd Evans' comments and insights of enormous value and interest.« less