Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 110
Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-4758-3798-8 • Hardback • August 2017 • $53.00 • (£41.00)
978-1-4758-3799-5 • Paperback • August 2017 • $27.00 • (£20.95)
978-1-4758-3800-8 • eBook • August 2017 • $25.50 • (£19.95)
Victor L. Cahn is Professor Emeritus of English at Skidmore College. He is the author of fifteen books (seven on Shakespeare), as well as numerous plays that have been presented Off-Broadway and regionally.
Preface
Introduction
A Few Words about the Comedies
Chapter 1: The Taming of the Shrew
Chapter 2: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Chapter 3: The Merchant of Venice
Chapter 4: Twelfth Night, or What You Will
A Few Words about the Histories
Chapter 5: Richard II
Chapter 6: Henry IV, Part 1
A Few Words about the Romances
Chapter 7: The Tempest
Afterword
About the Author
Drawing on decades of experience, Cahn offers a genial and insightful guide to the growing challenges we all face presenting these plays to students.
— Joseph A. Dane, Professor of English, University of Southern California
Professor Cahn's guide to Shakespeare's plays reflects his many years of experience in the classroom and the theater. Teachers faced with the daunting task of engaging 21st-century students with 16th-century drama will benefit from Professor Cahn's stimulating presentation of a complex subject and share his delight in Shakespeare's language and intelligence. Cahn skillfully presents the material with clarity and wit, offering perceptive insights in an accessible manner with as much style as he did when I was his student.
— Alexandra Dunietz Ph.D, Independent Scholar
For the student, teacher, or general reader, Professor Cahn's work is an excellent, refreshingly direct guide to the essential issues of Shakespeare's plays. Teachers will find Professor Cahn's clear and elegant prose a pleasure to read and his nuanced critical approaches especially stimulating.
— Annette Stoller, The Fieldston School