{"product_id":"thinking-about-shakespeare-paperback","title":"Thinking About Shakespeare - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKay Stockholder\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplores the challenges of maintaining bonds, living up to ideals, and fulfilling desire in Shakespeare's plays\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThinking About Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e, Kay Stockholder reveals the rich inner lives of some of Shakespeare's most enigmatic characters and the ways in which their emotions and actions shape and are shaped by the social and political world around them. In addressing all genres in the Shakespeare canon, the authors explore the possibility of people being constant to each other in many different kinds of relationships: those of lovers, kings and subjects, friends, and business partners. While some bonds are irrevocably broken, many are reaffirmed. In all cases, the authors offer insight into what drives Shakespeare's characters to do what they do, what draws them together or pulls them apart, and the extent to which bonds can ever be eternal. Ultimately, the most durable bond may be between the playwright and the audience, whereby the playwright pleases and the audience approves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book takes an in-depth look at a dozen of The Bard's best-loved works, including: \u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eRichard II\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHenry IV, Part I\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTroilus and Cressida\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOthello\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAntony and Cleopatra\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e. It also provides an epilogue titled: Prospero and Shakespeare.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten in a style accessible for all levels\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses 12 plays, making it a comprehensive study of Shakespeare's work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers every genre of The Bard's work, giving readers a full sense of Shakespeare's art\/thought over the course of his oeuvre\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a solid overall sense of each play and the major characters\/plot lines in them\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eProviding new and sometimes unconventional and provocative ways to think about characters that have had a long critical heritage, \u003ci\u003e Thinking About Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e is an enlightening read that is perfect for scholars, and ideal for any level of student studying one of history's greatest storytellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEXPLORES THE CHALLENGES OF MAINTAINING BONDS, LIVING UP TO IDEALS, AND FULFILLING DESIRE IN SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThinking About Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e, Kay Stockholder reveals the rich inner lives of some of Shakespeare's most enigmatic characters and the ways in which their emotions and actions shape and are shaped by the social and political world around them. In addressing all genres in the Shakespeare canon, the author explores the possibility of people being constant to each other in many different kinds of relationships: those of lovers, kings and subjects, friends, and business partners. While some bonds are irrevocably broken, many are reaffirmed. In all cases, the author offers insight into what drives Shakespeare's characters to do what they do, what draws them together or pulls them apart, and the extent to which bonds can ever be eternal. Ultimately, the most durable bond may be between the playwright and the audience, whereby the playwright pleases and the audience approves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book takes an in-depth look at a dozen of The Bard's best-loved works, including: \u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eRichard II\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHenry IV, Part I\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTroilus and Cressida\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOthello\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAntony and Cleopatra\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e. It also provides an epilogue titled: Prospero and Shakespeare.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten in a style accessible for all levels\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses 12 plays, making it a comprehensive study of Shakespeare's work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers every genre of The Bard's work, giving readers a full sense of Shakespeare's art\/thought over the course of his oeuvre\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a solid overall sense of each play and the major characters\/plot lines in them\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eProviding new and sometimes unconventional and provocative ways to think about characters that have had a long critical heritage, \u003ci\u003e Thinking About Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e is an enlightening read that is perfect for scholars, and ideal for any level of student studying one of history's greatest storytellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKAY STOCKHOLDER, \u003c\/b\u003e 1928-98, was born in Brooklyn. She studied English Literature receiving her BA from Hunter College (1950), an MA from Columbia University in New York (1952), and her PhD from the University of Washington in Seattle (1964) where she studied under Arnold Stein. After teaching for two years at the University of Ghana from 1964-66, she spent the next 30 years as a full-time Professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada from the mid 60s through 1995. In 1991 she became active in the BC Civil Liberties Association of which she was elected president in 1995, stepping down a few months before her death. Throughout these years she pursued a passionate interest in psychoanalytic theory and the work of Shakespeare. Her book \u003ci\u003eDream Works\u003c\/i\u003e, in which the protagonists of Shakespeare's plays are assumed to be \"analogous to the figures that we identify as ourselves when we awake from dreaming\" was published by the University of Toronto Press in 1987.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevision and updating of the work was undertaken by\u003cb\u003e AMY SCOTT\u003c\/b\u003e who completed her PhD at McGill University in 2010 under the supervision of Paul Yachnin. Her dissertation, \"Finding Faith between Infidelities: Historiography as Mourning in Shakespeare,\" was awarded the McGill Arts Insights Dissertation Award in 2010 (given to the best dissertation in the Faculty of Arts). She is currently preparing a monograph based on her dissertation, whilst teaching at Algonquin College, Ottawa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43943519879303,"sku":"9781119059011","price":59.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/JgkalNuxrO9781119059011.webp?v=1771552188","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/thinking-about-shakespeare-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}