The Necessary ShakespeareExtracted from the best-selling Complete Works of Shakespeare, 5/e by David Bevington, The Necessary Shakespeare offers the most comprehensive scholarly apparatus, with the most often taught-necessary-of Shakespeare's work, creating a truly concise yet complete anthology. This anthology provides extensive introductions to the plays and poems-offering discussion topics, sources for each play, and the stage history of performances. Readers interested in Shakespeare. |
Contents
Preface | vi |
The Drama Before Shakespeare | xxviii |
London Theaters and Dramatic Companies | xlii |
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