Trussler, Simon

London. 1989. Methuen & Company. 1st British Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 041315940x. 185 pages. hardcover. keywords: Shakespeare Literary Criticism Drama. FROM THE PUBLISHER - This authoritative and easy to use reference work will be an invaluable handbook for all students of Shakespeare and his contemporary dramatists from school to university level. Arranged alphabetically, it provides a straightforward guide to the meaning and usage of some 500 Shakespearean concepts. The definition of slippery terms such as Emblem, Humours, Malcontent, Passing over, Scourge of God and Virtu, are discussed with wit and commonsense, and with careful cross referencing between related ideas. The book embraces themes and ideas, theatrical conventions, major influences upon the drama, and institutions which affected it. Modern critical terms found in discussions of the period are also included. Compiled by Simon Trussler, a specialist in the period and co-editor of New Theatre Quarterly, Shakespearean Concepts is a sophisticated modern reference work. It will be read with pleasure by anyone interested in the period and readers will feel confident in using and understanding a wide variety of disputed or often misinterpreted terms. inventory #17947 ISBN: 041315940x.