Arden of Faversham: A Critical Reader
Published on 27. July 2023
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-1-350-27017-6 (ISBN)
Description
One of the earliest domestic tragedies, Arden of Faversham is a powerful Elizabethan drama based on the real-life murder of Thomas Arden. This Critical Reader presents the first collection of essays specifically focused upon Arden of Faversham. It highlights the way in which this important play from the early 1590s stands at several different critical intersections.
Focused research chapters propose new directions for exploring the play in the light of ecocriticism, genre studies, critical race studies and narratives of dispossession. It also looks forward to Arden of Faversham's role and status in a less author-centred critical climate. Chapters explore how this anonymous and canonically marginal play has been approached in the past by scholars and theatre-makers and the frameworks that have offered productive insight into its unique features. The volume includes chapters covering a wide range of critical discourses and resources available for its study, as well as offering practical approaches to the play in the classroom.
Focused research chapters propose new directions for exploring the play in the light of ecocriticism, genre studies, critical race studies and narratives of dispossession. It also looks forward to Arden of Faversham's role and status in a less author-centred critical climate. Chapters explore how this anonymous and canonically marginal play has been approached in the past by scholars and theatre-makers and the frameworks that have offered productive insight into its unique features. The volume includes chapters covering a wide range of critical discourses and resources available for its study, as well as offering practical approaches to the play in the classroom.
Reviews / Votes
An excellent addition to the Arden Early Modern Drama Guides series, showcasing [a] plurality of approaches. * Shakespeare Quarterly *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
10 bw illus
Dimensions
Height: 142 mm
Width: 218 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
460 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-350-27017-6 (9781350270176)
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Peter Kirwan | Duncan Salkeld
Arden of Faversham: A Critical Reader
E-Book
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Persons
Peter Kirwan is Associate Professor of Shakespeare and Performance at Mary Baldwin University, USA.
Duncan Salkeld is Professor Emeritus at the University of Chichester and Visiting Professor at the University of Roehampton, UK.
Duncan Salkeld is Professor Emeritus at the University of Chichester and Visiting Professor at the University of Roehampton, UK.
Content
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: Peter Kirwan (Mary Baldwin University, USA) and Duncan Salkeld (University of Roehampton, UK)
1. The Critical Backstory: The Tragedy of Master Arden of Faversham (Jane Kingsley-Smith, University of Roehampton, UK)
2. The Performance History: 'Poor wench abused by thy misgovernment': Arden of Faversham on Stage (Kathleen Bradley, independent scholar)
3. The State of the Art: Locating Criticism of Arden of Faversham, 2000 to the present (Catherine Richardson, University of Kent, UK)
4. New Directions: Susan of Faversham: Silence, Subordination and Siblinghood in Arden (Emma Whipday, Newcastle University, UK)
5. New Directions: Mist Opportunities: The Play of the Weather in Arden of Faversham (Chloe Kathleen Preedy, University of Exeter, UK)
6. New Directions: 'What manner of man was he?': Will and the Making of Textual Blackness in Arden of Faversham (Brandi K. Adams, Arizona State University, USA)
7. New Directions: Crimson Snow: Arden of Faversham as Golden Age Detective Story (Lisa Hopkins, Sheffield Hallam University, UK)
8. Pedagogy: 'Now I take you': Approaches to Teaching Arden of Faversham (Kirsten N. Mendoza, University of Drayton, USA)
Select Bibliography
Index
Introduction: Peter Kirwan (Mary Baldwin University, USA) and Duncan Salkeld (University of Roehampton, UK)
1. The Critical Backstory: The Tragedy of Master Arden of Faversham (Jane Kingsley-Smith, University of Roehampton, UK)
2. The Performance History: 'Poor wench abused by thy misgovernment': Arden of Faversham on Stage (Kathleen Bradley, independent scholar)
3. The State of the Art: Locating Criticism of Arden of Faversham, 2000 to the present (Catherine Richardson, University of Kent, UK)
4. New Directions: Susan of Faversham: Silence, Subordination and Siblinghood in Arden (Emma Whipday, Newcastle University, UK)
5. New Directions: Mist Opportunities: The Play of the Weather in Arden of Faversham (Chloe Kathleen Preedy, University of Exeter, UK)
6. New Directions: 'What manner of man was he?': Will and the Making of Textual Blackness in Arden of Faversham (Brandi K. Adams, Arizona State University, USA)
7. New Directions: Crimson Snow: Arden of Faversham as Golden Age Detective Story (Lisa Hopkins, Sheffield Hallam University, UK)
8. Pedagogy: 'Now I take you': Approaches to Teaching Arden of Faversham (Kirsten N. Mendoza, University of Drayton, USA)
Select Bibliography
Index