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That Shakespeherian Rag
Essays on a critical process
First published in 1986. This collection of essays focuses on the ways in which our society 'processes' Shakespeare and the purposes for which this seems to be done. The case is made by examining the work of four highly influential critics: A C Bradley, Walter Raleigh, T S Eliot and John Dover...
To Be Published September 29th 2013 by Routledge
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Alternative Shakespeares Vol 2
First published in 2002...
To Be Published September 29th 2013 by Routledge
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That Shakespeherian Rag
Essays on a critical process
First published in 1986. This collection of essays focuses on the ways in which our society 'processes' Shakespeare and the purposes for which this seems to be done. The case is made by examining the work of four highly influential critics: A C Bradley, Walter Raleigh, T S Eliot and John Dover...
Published September 25th 2008 by Routledge
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New Accents
New Accents
Series: Routledge Library Editions
First launched in 1977, The New Accents series rapidly changed the face of literary studies. This collection is a reissue a library edition of all of the volumes from the series, many of which are now out of print....
Published March 8th 2007 by Routledge
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Presentist Shakespeares
Series: Accents on Shakespeare
Presentist Shakespeares is the first extended study of the principles and practice of 'presentism', a critical movement that takes account of the never-ending dialogue between past and present. In this bold and consistently thought-provoking collection of presentist readings, the contributors:...
Published November 26th 2006 by Routledge
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Shakespeare and the Reason
A Study of the Tragedies and the Problem Plays
'Mr Hawkes is a good critic, oriented towards history of ideas. He operates on the formula that Shakespeare was interested in the available distinctions between discursive and intuitive reason, and disliked a growing tendency for the first to be thought of as manly and the second effeminate. One...
Published December 22nd 2004 by Routledge
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Structuralism and Semiotics
2nd Edition
Series: New Accents
Published in 1977 as the first volume in the New Accents series, Structuralism and Semiotics made crucial debates in critical theory accessible to those with no prior knowledge of the field. Since then a generation of readers has used the book as an entry not only into structuralism and semiotics,...
Published July 16th 2003 by Routledge
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New Accents
Series: New Accents
First launched in 1977, The New Accents series rapidly changed the face of literary studies. Its clear and concise volumes brought the latest in literary theory to students and academics and paved the way for undergraduate teaching on essential new topics and approaches. The New Accents volumes are...
Published October 16th 2002 by Routledge
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Shakespeare in the Present
Series: Accents on Shakespeare
Shakespeare in the Present is a stunning collection of essays by Terence Hawkes, which engage with, explain, and explore 'presentism'. Presentism is a critical manoeuvre which uses relevant aspects of the contemporary as a crucial trigger for its investigations. It deliberately begins with the...
Published July 17th 2002 by Routledge
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Alternative Shakespeares: Volume 2
Series: New Accents
Alternative Shakespeares, published in 1985, shook up the world of Shakespearean studies, demythologising Shakespeare and applying new theories to the study of his work. Alternative Shakespeares: Volume 2 investigates Shakespearean criticism over a decade later, introducing new debates and new...
Published September 25th 1996 by Routledge