Shakespeare Survey
Shakespeare Survey by Stanley Wells, published by Cambridge University Press on November 28, 2002, is a revised edition comprising 240 pages. This yearbook of Shakespeare studies and production has been a significant platform for international scholarship since 1948, featuring essays that have become foundational in the field of Shakespeare criticism. Each volume focuses on a specific theme, play, or group of plays, and includes reviews of the previous year’s textual and critical studies as well as major British performances, all illustrated with a variety of Shakespearean images and production photographs.
Readers will find a comprehensive exploration of drama, literary criticism, and the evolution of Shakespearean performance from his time to the present. The journal’s commitment to accessible scholarship is evident throughout its essays, which reflect a keen interest in both the literary and theatrical aspects of Shakespeare’s work. This edition marks the first time that volumes 1-50 are being reissued in paperback, available both separately and as a complete set, making it a valuable resource for scholars and enthusiasts alike.
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Shakespeare Survey is a yearbook of Shakespeare studies and production. Since 1948 Survey has published the best international scholarship in English and many of its essays have become classics of Shakespeare criticism. Each volume is devoted to a theme, or play, or group of plays; each also contains a section of reviews of the previous year’s textual and critical studies and of major British performances. The books are illustrated with a variety of Shakespearean images and production photographs. The current editor of Survey is Peter Holland. The first eighteen volumes were edited by Allardyce Nicoll, numbers 19-33 by Kenneth Muir and numbers 34-52 by Stanley Wells. The virtues of accessible scholarship and a keen interest in performance, from Shakespeare’s time to our own, have characterised the journal from the start. For the first time, numbers 1-50 are being reissued in paperback, available separately and as a set.
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