Publisher's Synopsis
This international collection of essays celebrates the contribution to Shakespearean research of W R Elton. It includes essays from leading Shakespearean scholars from Japan, Europe, England and the United States, including the last published essay by Professor Harry Levin who died in 1994. - - Balancing both traditional and more recent critical approaches, this book provides an invaluable overview of Shakepearean scholarship and its methodologies today. Areas covered include Shakespeare's treatment of politics and religion, gender, art and music, his use of language and the issues that surround the staging of his plays.
