Love's Labour's Lost: Critical Essays (Shakespeare Criticism) - Softcover

Londre, Felicia Hardison

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0815338880 ISBN 13: 9780815338888

Publisher: Routledge, 2000

Synopsis

This anthology examines Love's Labours Lost from a variety of perspectives and through a wide range of materials. Selections discuss the play in terms of historical context, dating, and sources; character analysis; comic elements and verbal conceits; evidence of authorship; performance analysis; and feminist interpretations. Alongside theater reviews, production photographs, and critical commentary, the volume also includes essays written by practicing theater artists who have worked on the play. An index by name, literary work, and concept rounds out this valuable resource.

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Review:

..."Assembles a brilliant selection of critical essays, theater reviews, poems, and letters spanning four centuries and three continents."
-The Elizabethean Review
"Indispensable. Most libraries will undoubtably add it to their Shakespeare shelves."
-Shakespeare Oxford Newsletter

Synopsis:

The first part of this anthology, examines the play from a variety of perspectives: historical context, dating and sources, character analysis, comic elements, verbal conceits, evidence of authorship, and feminist interpretations. Two essays are translated here for the first time from French and Japanese and one was commissioned especially for this volume. The second part, on performance analysis and theatre reviews, presents critical reviews that are balanced by essays written by practicing theatre artists who have worked on the play. The section includes two new translations and four newly commissioned pieces. One of these, by the great Hungarian actor Peter Huszti, who has directed five productions of the play, including the one in the New York Public Theatre's Shakespeare marathon, writes from the directorial perspective; that production's designer, John Exell, also contributes an essay. The volume is illustrated with production photographs and is indexed by name, literary work, and concept.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0815338880
• ISBN 13: 9780815338888
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 496