The Bedford Introduction to Drama [with The Tempest & Taming of the Shrew]

by Lee A. Jacobus, William Shakespeare

Offering a broad survey of drama from the ancient Greeks to the present — including many new contemporary prize-winners — The Bedford Introduction to Drama has the plays you want to teach in a collection flexible enough to serve your needs in a variety of courses. Fifty-four chronologically arranged plays are illuminated by insightful commentaries and casebooks that enrich students’ contextual understanding and encourage critical thinking. Concise introductions for each historical period and play emphasize theater design, staging, and acting style, and a wealth of photographs and illustrations help students visualize plays in performance. A fresh new design highlights the rich contextual features and additional help for students including a guide to writing about drama, a glossary, and new cross-references to a robust companion Web site.

Genres: Theatre, Drama, Plays, Nonfiction, Textbooks

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Leonard Pierce · Rating 3 out of 5]

Leonard's handy tips for cheap-ass readers: it is way more economical to buy a cheap poetry or drama textbook, which will have dozens or hundreds of poems and plays, than to buy the individual works.