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  • © 1995

How to Study a Shakespeare Play

Authors:

  1. John Peck

    1. University of Wales, Cardiff, UK

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  2. Martin Coyle

    1. University of Wales, Cardiff, UK

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Part of the book series: Macmillan Study Skills (MASTSK)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Part One

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. How to approach a Shakespeare play

      • John Peck, Martin Coyle
      Pages 3-16

    3. Studying a history play

      • John Peck, Martin Coyle
      Pages 17-50

    4. Studying a tragedy

      • John Peck, Martin Coyle
      Pages 51-87

    5. Studying a comedy

      • John Peck, Martin Coyle
      Pages 88-123

    6. Discussing an extract from a Shakespeare play

      • John Peck, Martin Coyle
      Pages 124-140

    7. Writing an essay

      • John Peck, Martin Coyle
      Pages 141-153

  3. Part Two

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155
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    2. New approaches to Shakespeare

      • John Peck, Martin Coyle
      Pages 157-166

    3. Structuralism, poststructuralism and deconstruction

      • John Peck, Martin Coyle
      Pages 167-189

    4. Feminist criticism

      • John Peck, Martin Coyle
      Pages 190-210

    5. New Historicism and Cultural Materialism

      • John Peck, Martin Coyle
      Pages 211-236

    6. Conclusion

      • John Peck, Martin Coyle
      Pages 237-242

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 243-250
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About this book

This book - for a decade the most highly regarded general introduction to Shakespeare - offers students a clear and practical method of approaching a Shakespeare play. This major new edition has been thoroughly revised and expanded to include five new chapters that illustrate the nature and impact of the new approaches to Shakespeare that have swept through literary studies in recent years: structuralism, poststructuralism, deconstruction, feminism, new historicism and cultural materialism.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Wales, Cardiff, UK

    John Peck, Martin Coyle

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About the authors

Author John Peck: John Peck is now retired and was formerly Reader in Victorian Literature at Cardiff University, UK. With Martin Coyle he edits the Key Concepts series for Palgrave Macmillan. Author Martin Coyle: Martin Coyle is Professor of English Literature at Cardiff University, UK. With John Peck he edits the Key Concepts series for Palgrave Macmillan.
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