Shakespeare Reloaded
Title: Shakespeare Reloaded
Author: Garden, Robin Price: $45.95 Shakespeare Reloaded by Robin Garden LEVELS: Year 9 / Year 10 SUBJECT AREA: English (Shakespeare) / English PUBLICATION DATE: 24/09/2014 Shakespeare Reloaded encourages middle secondary students to imaginatively engage with Shakespeare’s plays and poetry as they actively explore key ideas and themes and how these are expressed through language. This active approach to studying Shakespeare will complement and enhance the study of individual texts and provide an invaluable resource for every English student. * Combines detailed explorations of key scenes with broad analysis of the language features and text structures to give students an understanding of the complete plays and Shakespeare's wider body of work. * Introduces students to the social, cultural and political conditions in which Shakespeare worked, bringing theatre and Elizabethan England to life. * Focuses on how Shakespeare’s texts have been interpreted throughout history and for contemporary audiences. * Explores the continuing value and relevance of Shakespeare’s work for Australian students today. * Encourages students to extend what they have learned through their own writing and research and through further viewing and reading. CONTENTS Chapter 1 Society Introduction: The Elizabeth Era: a Golden Age The Renaissance Sixteenth-century people Politics and religion Or a not-so-Golden Age… Chapter 2 Theatre Introduction: Elizabethan theatre Who was Shakespeare? Aristotelian tragedy and Shakespeare Shakespeare on theatre Some of Shakespeare’s contemporaries Shakespeare FAQs Chapter 3 Poetry Shakespeare the poet Some poetry ground rules Shakespeare’s narrative poems: Venus and Adonis Lucrece The Phoenix and the Turtle A Lover’s Complaint The sonnets Chapter 4 History The histories – a complete list Introduction: About the histories Richard III Henry IV, Part 1 Henry V Chapter 5 Comedy The comedies – a complete list Introduction: About the comedies A Midsummer Night’s Dream Twelfth Night The Tempest Chapter 6 Tragedy The tragedies – a complete list Introduction: About the tragedies Romeo and Juliet Macbeth Hamlet Chapter 7 Legacy The scoreboard The burning question – why study Shakespeare? A follow-up burning question - why is Shakespeare still taught in schools? What is the secret to Shakespeare’s longevity? The magic – and business – of theatre Original practices Was he a genius? Did Shakespeare do the right thing by women? Autobiography? Authorship Is there anything left to learn about Shakespeare? You have a choice – choose wisely Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication date: 23/09/2014 Format: Paperback ISBN: 9781107679306 Publishing status: AU In Distributor In BN ![]() |