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The Bedford Companion to Shakespeare: An Introduction with Documents Second Edition

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Presenting a distinct combination of well-written, up-to-date background information and intriguing selections from primary documents, The Bedford Companion to Shakespeare introduces you to the topics most important to the study of Shakespeare in their full historical and cultural context.
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    0312248806
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0312248802
  3. Edition
    Second
  4. Publisher
    Bedford/St. Martin's
  5. Publication date
    February 20, 2001
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    6.32 x 0.68 x 9.18 inches
  8. Print length
    480 pages
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'Excellent back-up text, will be particularly useful for tutorials and exam preparation.' - Ann Heilmann, University of Wales Swansea

Reviews of the First Edition:

'The introductions are cogent, balanced and represent most of the recent trends in critical study of Shakespeare. The documents are well chosen, and the selections of passages result in the most useful sampling of Renaissance culture.' - Karen Raber, University of Mississippi

'This is the work of an engaged teaching scholar who has excellent judgement of what students in an introductory course need to know and of how to make it accessible. I am impressed as I read it by the command McDonald shows of great areas of scholarship and the zest with which he writes about challenging issues.' - Michael Warren, University of California, Santa Cruz

About the Author

RUSS McDONALD (Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania) is the editor of four plays in the revised Pelican series of Shakespeares plays and the author of Shakespeare Reread (1994), Shakespeare and Jonson/Jonson and Shakespeare (1988), and numerous articles on early modern theater, comedy, and opera. A celebrated teacher, McDonald has taught at Mississippi State University, the University of Hawaii, and the University of Rochester. He has been actively involved with the NEH-sponsored Teaching Shakespeare Institute at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., and he has also served as resident scholar, head scholar, and institute director of Teaching Shakespeares Language.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bedford/St. Martin's; Second edition (February 20, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 480 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0312248806
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0312248802
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.27 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.32 x 0.68 x 9.18 inches
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The only drawback for me is the font size. I wish it were larger. I don't know what Bedford / St. Martin's was thinking. It is full of terrific information, nonetheless.thanks
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Michael B.
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful resource
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2023
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Intelligently written, but still easily readable for college level students.
Great background material for an undergraduate level course in Shakespeare.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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Maleah
5.0 out of 5 stars Yup, it's the textbook I needed
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2020
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Not perfect condition, but it was used before me so I'm not bothered by it. Beats buying it new and paying a fortune.
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samantha
4.0 out of 5 stars It helps
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2018
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Bought it for My Shakespeare class and the only thing I wish is that it had an audiobook from audible. Why would anyone want to listen to it? Because some of us pick things up faster when we read along to audiobooks and some have a hour and a half to two hours of commute time in a car. It would be nice. Other then that it helps with my class.
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Pamphilia
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent supplementary text for Shakespeare course
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2016
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I bought this as an optional text for my college Shakespeare students. It's providing them with the historical and performance history background most English majors lack, as well as a rich amount of documentary and visual detail. Highly recommended.
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J. Bruce
3.0 out of 5 stars Will never read cover to cover
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2010
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This book was purchased for a college class, but by the end, our class had decided this book wasn't the most helpful for studying Shakespeare. Though it became necessary to write a paper for the class, there was no other use for this. The essays didn't add to our study the way anyone felt they would. Though it's better than other companions I have seen.
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Alaynah Woodhouse
5.0 out of 5 stars Very happy with this.
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2016
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Came quickly, and it's only a little rough around the edges.

Note that this textbook is smaller than usual textbooks, so it's easy to travel between classes with!
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TomatoTrain
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfectly usable! -10/10
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2019
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Some pages stuff/discolored
-no complaints
-did it’s job
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sarah
4.0 out of 5 stars Shakespeare
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2012
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I really enjoy Shakespearean works so having a companion book to some of the well known works was definitely helpful. If you like Shakespeare but sometimes have a hard time understanding it, this book isn't a bad companion to choose
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Rachel Hanna
5.0 out of 5 stars A useful source of contextual information about everything Shakespeare
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 19, 2013
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I really found this companion helpful and illuminating during my undergrad career at Queen's University Belfast. By providing excerpts of contemporary source material to support the information given in the various chapters, the editors have created a tour de force which no student of Shakespeare should be without.

Also... It's size is not so huge that it is overwhelming!
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 27, 2017
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