Shakespeare：The Seven Ages Of Human Experience,Second Edition

TheextendedsecondeditionofthisinspiringintroductiontoShakespeareoffersreadersmoreinsightsintowhatmakesShakespearegreat,andwhywestillreadandperformhisworks.AhighlyinnovativeintroductiontotheextraordinaryphenomenonofShakespeare,thiswork:exploresShakespeare'sworksthroughthe'SevenAgesofMan',fromchildhoodto'secondchildishnessandmereoblivion';nowincludesmorematerialonfathersandsons,theperilsofcourtship,thecircumstancesofShakespeare'sownlife,theperformancehistoryofhisplaysonstageandonscreen,andmore;anewfinalchapteron'ShakespeareToday'looksattheremarkablediversityofinterpretationsinmoderncriticismandperformanceofShakespeare;and,discussesawiderangeofplaysandpoems.Thisworkissuitableforbothnon-specialistreadersandscholarsseekingafreshapproachtothestudyofShakespeare.