Lamb, Hazlitt, Keats

Lamb, Hazlitt, Keats
Author: Adrian Poole
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2014-03-27
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1441165045

Great Shakespeareans offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally. In this volume, leading scholars assess the contribution of William Hazlitt, John Keats and Charles Lamb to the afterlife and reception of Shakespeare and his plays. Each substantial contribution assesses the double impact of Shakespeare on the figure covered and of the figure on the understanding, interpretation and appreciation of Shakespeare, provide a sketch of their subject's intellectual and professional biography and an account of the wider cultural context, including comparison with other figures or works within the same field.

Shakespeare in the Nineteenth Century

Shakespeare in the Nineteenth Century
Author: Gail Marshall
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 481
Release: 2012-02-16
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0521518245

An illustrated collection of new essays with valuable reference material on the performance and reception of Shakespeare's plays.

Life of John Keats: His Life and Poetry, His Friends, Critics and After-Fame

Life of John Keats: His Life and Poetry, His Friends, Critics and After-Fame
Author: Sidney Colvin
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 522
Release: 2022-11-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

John Keats was an English poet of the second generation of Romantic poets, with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley. His life and poetic career were shot, and he didn't enjoy much fame during his lifetime. Yet, his fame grew rapidly after his death. He was placed in the canon of English literature, strongly influencing many writers of future generations. The book presented here invites readers to take a closer insight into the life and work of the great talent.

Great Shakespeareans Set I

Great Shakespeareans Set I
Author: Peter Holland
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 837
Release: 2014-09-29
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1472578546

Great Shakespeareans offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally. This major project offers an unprecedented scholarly analysis of the contribution made by the most important Shakespearean critics, editors, actors and directors as well as novelists, poets, composers, and thinkers from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. Great Shakespeareans will be an essential resource for students and scholars in Shakespeare studies.

Metropolitan Art and Literature, 1810-1840

Metropolitan Art and Literature, 1810-1840
Author: Gregory Dart
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2012-07-26
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1107024927

This book examines the Cockney phenomenon of the late Romantic period - the new metropolitan art and literature of the 1820s and 1830s.

Great Shakespeareans Set II

Great Shakespeareans Set II
Author: Adrian Poole
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 868
Release: 2011-03-24
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1441184481

The second set of volumes in the eighteen-volume series Great Shakespeareans, covering the work of nineteen key figures who influenced the global understanding of Shakespeare