TY - BOOK AU - Knowles,James AU - Richards,Jennifer TI - Shakespeare's late plays: new readings SN - 0585123071 AV - PR2981.5 .S34 1999eb U1 - 822.33 21 PY - 1999/// CY - Edinburgh PB - Edinburgh University Press KW - Shakespeare, William, KW - Shakespeare, William. KW - LITERARY CRITICISM KW - Shakespeare KW - bisacsh KW - DRAMA KW - LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare KW - Drama KW - gnd KW - Electronic books KW - Tragicomedies KW - fast KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-246) and index; Introduction; Shakespeare's late plays; Jennifer Richards and James Knowles --; pt. 1; Maternity and manliness; 'Gracious be the issue' : maternity and narrative in Shakespeare's late plays; Helen Hackett -- 'Thou hast made me now a man' : reforming man(ner)liness in Henry VIII; Gordon McMullan --; 'Near akin' : the trials of friendship in The two noble kinsmen; Alan Stewart --; pt. 2; Art, aesthetics and society; Social decorum in The winter's tale; Jennifer Richards -- Pericles and the pox; Margaret Healy --; Insubstantial pageants : The tempest and masquing culture; James Knowles --; 'An art lawful as eating'? : magic in The tempest and The winter's tale; Gareth Roberts --; pt. 3; History and interpretation; Postcolonial Shakespeare : British identity formation and Cymbeline; Willy Maley --; History and judgement in Henry VIII; Thomas Healy --; 'To write and read/Be henceforth treacherous' : Cymbeline and the problem of interpretation; Alison Thorne --; pt. 4; Endings and beginnings; Unseasonable laughter : the context of Cardenio; Richard Wilson --; Tears at the wedding : Shakespeare's last phase; Julia Briggs; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010 N2 - Annotation; This new collection reflects a resurgence of interest in Shakespeare's plays performed between 1608 and 1613: Pericles, Cymbeline, The Winter's Tale, The Tempest, All is True (Henry VIII), The Two Noble Kinsmen, and Cardenio. It offers a broad range of new, historicist approaches, touching upon key topics in current Shakespearean studies, such as kinship relations, manliness, magic, medico-politics, nationalism, rhetoric, schism, sexuality and staging conventions. The plays are explored both individually and within generic, thematic and chronological groups. Each author combines new research with their experience of teaching the plays, offering innovative approaches to some well-known works, as well as encouraging readers to explore less familiar dramas such as Pericles, Cymbeline, All is True and The Two Noble Kinsmen. The volume is unusual in its coverage of the lost 'late' play Cardenio, and considers its significance for our conception of the 'lateness' of these plays. This book will fill a large gap in the market for a broad-ranging critical introduction to this important and increasingly popular area in Shakespeare's work, and is suitable as a textbook for undergraduate, graduate and more general readers UR - https://libproxy.firstcity.edu.my:8443/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=9736 ER -