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Beginning Shakespeare introduces students to the study of Shakespeare andgrounds their understanding of his work in theoretical discourses. After anintroductory survey of the dominant approaches of the past seven chaptersexamine the major current critical approaches to Shakespeare psychoanalysisNew Historicism cultural materialism gender studies queer theorypostcolonial criticism and performance criticism. A further chapter looks atthe growing roles of biography attribution studies and textual studies. Eachchapter analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of a particular perspectiveallowing students to gain a clear critical purchase on the respectiveapproaches and to make informed choices between them. Each chapter ends with alist of suggested further reading and interactive exercises based on the keyissues raised. «
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