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Following the ethos and ambition of the Shakespeare NOW series, and
harnessing the energy, challenge and vigour of the 'minigraph'
form, Shakespeare and I is a provocative appeal and manifesto for a
more personal form of criticism. A number of the most exciting and
authoritative writers on Shakespeare examine and scrutinise their
deepest, most personal and intimate responses to Shakespeare's
plays and poems, to ask themselves if and how Shakespeare has made
them the person they are. Their responses include autobiographical
histories, reflections on their relationship to their professional,
institutional or familial roles and meditations on the
person-making force of religious or political conviction. A blog at
http: //shakespearenowseries.blogspot.com enables both contributors
and readers to continue the debate about why Shakespeare keeps us
reading and what that means for our lives today. The book aims to
inspire readers to think and write about their ever-changing
personal relationship with Shakespeare: about how the poems and
plays - and writing about them - can reveal or transform our sense
of ourselves.
In this book he records a world of local legend, folklore and
superstition, and charts the changes he saw in his lifetime in
agriculture, education, the Church and, of course, emigration. He
recounts the history of the leading families of Skye and also the
lives and experiences of the crofters, for whose rights he actively
campaigned in the 1880s. Old Skye Tales is a unique and valuable
record, written by a man of intelligence and sensitivity, whose
life spanned both the traditional and the modern world. As well as
containing a large amount of information of the geography of the
island (particularly the north), there are also important sections
on crofting, the Church, as well as local superstitions, sayings,
second sight and even local characters of his time. An entertaining
and witty book, Old Skye Tales is a marvellous resource for the
historian, as well as a fascinating compendium for all those who
love one of Scotland's most famous islands. It is one of the most
important sources for the history of the island.
An introductory guide to studying Shakespeare This book is a
'one-stop-shop' for the busy undergraduate studying Shakespeare.
Offering detailed guidance to the plays most often taught on
undergraduate courses, the volume targets the topics tutors choose
for essay questions and is organised to help students find the
information they need quickly. Each text discussion contains
sections on sources, characters, performance, themes, language, and
critical history, helping students identify the different ways of
approaching a text. The book's unique play-based structure and
character-centre approach allows students to easily navigate the
material. The flexibility of the design allows students to either
read cover-to-cover, target a specific play, or explore elements of
a narrative unit such as imagery or characterisation. The reader
will gain quickly a full grasp of the kind of dramatist William
Shakespeare was - and is. Key Features An introduction which gives
an up-to-date 'state-of-play' of the academic, theatrical and
cultural efforts inspired by Shakespeare's texts A discussion of
critical approaches to the playwright's texts Succinct guides to
Shakespeare's most-studied plays Discussion questions
This book is a one-stop-shop for the busy undergraduate studying
Shakespeare. Offering detailed guidance to the plays most often
taught on undergraduate courses, the volume targets the topics
tutors choose for essay questions and is organised to help students
find the information they need quickly. Each text discussion
contains sections on sources, characters, performance, themes,
language, and critical history, helping students identify the
different ways of approaching a text. The book's unique play-based
structure and character-centre approach allows students to easily
navigate the material. The flexibility of the design allows
students to either read cover-to- cover, target a specific play, or
explore elements of a narrative unit such as imagery or
characterisation.The reader will gain quickly a full grasp of the
kind of dramatist William Shakespeare was - and is.
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