Shakespeare (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Stanley Wells
- First Published: 1995
- Type of Work: Literary criticism
- Genres: Criticism, Nonfiction
- Subjects: Literature, Poetry or poets, Drama or dramatists, Theater, Biography, Shakespeare, William, or Shakespearean plays
Although its title suggests a biography, Stanley Wells’s Shakespeare: A Life in Drama is in reality a critical survey of the dramatist’s literary achievement, encompassing all the dramas and poems. While the first chapter does summarize the essential facts of William Shakespeare’s life and additional biographical details are scattered throughout the text, Wells devotes himself primarily to critical explorations. The book stands in the tradition of similar critical introductions such as E. K. Chambers’ Shakespeare: A Survey (1959) and Mark Van Doren’s...
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