Nate Eastman

Shakespeare's Storytelling

An Introduction to Genre, Character, and Technique

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Produktbeschreibung

Shakespeare's Storytelling: An Introduction to Genre, Character, and Technique is a textbook focused on specific storytelling techniques and genres that Shakespeare invented or refined. Drawing on examples from popular novels, plays, and films (such as IT, Beloved, Sex and the City, The Godfather, and Fences) the book provides an overview of how Shakespearean storytelling techniques including character flaws, conflicts, symbols, and more have been adapted by later writers and used in the modern canon. Rather than taking a historicist or theoretical approach, Nate Eastman uses recognizable references and engaging language to teach the concepts and techniques most applicable to the future study of Creative Writing, English, Theater, and Film and Media. Students will be prepared to interpret Shakespeare's plays and understand Shakespeare as the beginning of a literary tradition. A readable introduction to Shakespeare and his significance, this book is suitable for undergraduates.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-030-62992-2
• 1st ed. 2021
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 312g
• ISBN-13: 9783030629922
• ISBN-10: 3030629929
• Artikelnr.: 60298530

Autorenporträt

Nate Eastman is Professor of English at Earlham College, USA, where he serves as Convener of the Honors Program. He is also a founding member and Vice President of the Richmond Shakespeare Festival, a regional Equity Theater serving southeast Indiana. 

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Shakespeare the Storyteller.- Chapter 3 Characters and their Stories.- Chapter 4 Relationships Between Characters.- Chapter 5 Structure.- Chapter 6 Shakespeare's Genres.- Chapter 7 Applications and Exercises.- Chapter 8 Conclusion.