• ISBN13: 9780230368637
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: English Literature
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Publisher Imprint: Palgr Mac
• Publication Date: April 16, 2013
• Pages: 296
• Original Price: GBP 26.99
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 363 grams

About the Book What makes Shakespeare's late plays so special? Through detailed analyses of key passages, Kate Aughterson shows how these plays portray a world of political intrigue, familial chaos and crisis, which teeters continually into tragedy: a world we can recognise today.

Part I of this engaging study:
- Provides stimulating close readings of extracts from The Tempest , The Winter's Tale , Cymbeline and Pericles
- Examines major topics such as openings, endings, familial roles, stage properties, spectacle and song
- Offers suggestions for further work and summarizes the methods of analysis

Part II supplies essential background material, including:
- Detailed accounts of Shakespeare's literary and historical contexts
- Samples from important critical works and performances

With a helpful Further Reading section, this illuminating volume is ideal for anyone who wishes to appreciate and explore Shakespeare's late plays for themselve