VICTOR L. CAHN is a professor of English at Skidmore College, where he teaches courses in Shakespeare and modern drama. He received his undergraduate degree from Columbia College, and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in English from New York University. He has also taught at Mercersburg Academy, Pomfret School, Phillips Exeter Academy, and Bowdoin College. Dr. Cahn is the author of five books and several plays, and his numerous articles and reviews have appeared in such diverse publications as Modern Drama, The Literary Review, The New York Times, and Variety.
Shakespeare the Playwright: A Companion to the Complete Tragedies, Histories, Comedies, and Romances
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Book title: Shakespeare the Playwright:A Companion to the Complete Tragedies, Histories, Comedies, and Romances.
Contributors: Victor L. Cahn - Author.
Publisher: Praeger.
Place of publication: Westport, CT.
Publication year: 1996.
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Table of contents
- Title Page iii
- Contents vii
- The Tragedies 1
- Titus Andronicus 5
- Romeo and Juliet 23
- Julius Caesar 47
- Hamlet 69
- Othello 105
- King Lear 137
- Macbeth 179
- Antony and Cleopatra 209
- Coriolanus 241
- Timon of Athens 267
- The Histories 283
- The First Tetralogy 287
- King John 381
- The Second Tetralogy 399
- The Comedies 525
- The Comedy of Errors 529
- The Taming of the Shrew 541
- Two - Gentlemen of Verona 555
- Love''s Labor''s Lost 569
- A Midsummer Night''s Dream 583
- The Merchant of Venice 599
- The Merry Wives of Windsor 619
- Much Ado about Nothing 629
- As You like It 647
- Twelfth Night, or What You Will 665
- Troilus and Cressida 683
- All''s Well That Ends Well 703
- Measure for Measure 721
- The Romances 743
- Pericles 745
- Cymbeline 757
- The Winter''s Tale 779
- The Tempest 803
- Appendix 1 - The Two Noble Kinsmen 823
- Suggestions for Further Reading 826
- Appendix 2 - The Royal Figures from the History Tetralogies 827
- Select Bibliography 831
- Character Index 833
- Index 847
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