Cambridge Shakespeare Brochure

Cambridge The Works and Worlds of Shakespeare Online Discover the complete works of Shakespeare together with a wealth of integrated, prize-winning reference material

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Key information about Cambridge Shakespeare A brand new collection hosted on Cambridge Core Cambridge Shakespeare will host a wealth of prize-winning content from Cambridge University Press online for the very first time, with integrated playtexts and notes, reference material and related multimedia resources. Cambridge Shakespeare will be available as an annual lease product to institutions from 2020, with new editions released on publication at no additional cost.

The online platform will include:

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The complete bestselling New Cambridge Shakespeare series (41 volumes) The New Cambridge Shakespeare: The Early Quartos series (7 volumes)

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Shakespeare in Production (14 volumes) The award-winning* The Cambridge Guide to the Worlds of Shakespeare; over 300 transhistorical, international and interdisciplinary essays on Shakespeare and contexts

* Winner of Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2016, PROSE Award for Excellence in Reference Works 2017 and PROSE Award for Multivolume Reference/Humanities and Social Sciences 2017

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A new version of Emma Smith’s The Cambridge Shakespeare Guide, exclusive to Cambridge Shakespeare Multimedia resources for Shakespeare’s works, curated by the Folger Shakespeare Library The platform will be updated with new content as soon as it is published for no additional cost, ensuring access to the most up-to-date editions

Features & Functionality

A curated resource page for each of Shakespeare’s works, including: A concise guide to the work by Emma Smith Introductions nnotated edition(s) of the text (New A Cambridge Shakespeare, Shakespeare in Production, The Early Quartos) Relevant critical essays Resources from the Folger Shakespeare Library Ability to switch between explanatory, performance-based and textual notes User friendly navigation and full-text search Ability to toggle notes on and off, presenting an uncluttered and customisable reading experience Ability to view and download content in both HTML and PDF formats Extensive cross-referencing within and between Shakespeare’s works

Key Features for Librarians:

• MARC Records available for each publication within Cambridge Shakespeare • Available for subscription via annual lease

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• modernised texts • full notes and lively introductions • informative illustrations • precise details of staging and performance.

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The third edition of Hamlet offers completely S H Aa K E S P E Anew R Eintroduction to this rich, mysterious play, examining Shakespeare’s transformation of an ancient Nordic legend into a drama whose philosophical, psychological, political, and spiritual complexities have captivated audiences world-wide for over 400 years. Focusing on the ways in which Shakespeare reimagined the revenge plot and its capacity to investigate the human experiences of love, grief, Edited by M. Mahood obligation, andM. memory, Heather Hirschfeld explores the play’s cultural With an updated introduction Tomissues, Lockwood and theatrical contexts, its intricate by textual its vibrant critical traditions and controversies, and its history of performance and adaptation by celebrated directors, actors, and authors. Supplemented by an updated reading list, extensive illustrations, and helpful appendices, this edition also features revised commentary notes explicitly designed for the student reader, offering the very best in contemporary criticism of this great tragedy.

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Portrait of William Shakespeare on back and spine: design by Paul Oldman, based on a drawing by David Hockney, reproduced by permission of the artist.

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The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to readers worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series, edited by an expert international team, includes all Shakespeare’s plays, sonnets and poems, presented in attractively designed volumes.

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For this updated edition ofS one H AofKShakespeare’s E S P E A Rmost E problematic plays, Tom Lockwood has added a new introductory section on the latest scholarly trends, performance and adaptation practices which have occurred over the last two decades. Investigating the latest critical frames through which the play has been interpreted, the updated introduction also focuses on recent international performances on stage and screen With an introduction updated

by Claire McEachern (including Al Pacino’s performances on film and in Daniel Sullivan’s Edited

by Andrew production in New Gurr York; the Habima National Theatre’s production for the Globe to Globe Festival; Jonathan Munby’s touring production for the Globe performed in London, New York and Venice; and Rupert Goold’s production for the Royal Shakespeare Company). Finally, new forms of adaptation are considered: a performance transposed to the different generic mode of a New York auction room, and the remaking of the play in Howard Jacobson’s 2016 novel, Shylock Is My Name.

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by Philip Edwards of the play, considering treatment of the play’s special interest in language, bodies and gender.

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The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to readers worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series, edited by an expert international team, includes all Shakespeare’s plays, sonnets and poems, presented in attractively designed volumes.

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• Essays within The Cambridge Guide to the Worlds of Shakespeare and Shakespeare’s works are available for download as PDF or HTML

Key Features for Instructors & Lecturers: • Integrates primary texts with reference material • Emma Smith’s The Cambridge Shakespeare Guide offers ideal orientation reading to introduce students to the plot, themes and characters of each play • Line numbers are consistent with those in print, enabling side-by-side use with student copies of the play and facilitating seamless in-class discussion • Cross-references and links allow for comparison and navigation between Shakespeare’s works, supporting comparative and thematic discussion • The range of content can be harnessed to support students at varying levels • Notes from the New Cambridge Shakespeare, the Early Quartos and Shakespeare in Production series can be toggled on or off as appropriate for the level and emphasis of study • Multimedia content from the Folger Shakespeare Library offers engaging resources for lectures

How to access Cambridge Shakespeare Cambridge Shakespeare will be available as an annual lease product to institutions from 2020.

For purchasing information and details on how to request a free trial of Cambridge Shakespeare please contact us: Americas: online@cambridge.org UK, Europe and Rest of the World: library.sales@cambridge.org

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