Shakespeare Closely Read: A Collection of Essays

By Frank Occhiogrosso - Contributions by John Russell Brown; Rob Conkie; Kevin Ewart; Andrew James Hartley; Mariko Ichikawa; John Mucciolo; Lachlan Mackinnon; Stuart Sillars; Steve Sohmer and Boika Sokolova

Shakespeare Closely Read is a collection of essays, each of which applies the techniques of close reading to one or another of Shakespeare's texts. The essays are united by their commitment to close reading, whatever connection they may also have to other theoretical or methodological approaches.

Chapter 1 Acknowledgements Chapter 2 Introduction Part 3 Part 1: Close Readings of the Written Text Chapter 4 A Special Meaning of "Within" Chapter 5 "Music Plays and They Dance": A Close Reading of Romeo and Juliet, 1.5 Chapter 6 "Post-alone": a Missing Word and the Limits of Biography Chapter 7 Shakespeare's Secret Language, with specimens from a commentary Chapter 8 Close Reading, Illustration, and Productive Ambivalence Chapter 9 A Dramatic Function of Caliban's "Be not afeared" Speech in The Tempest Chapter 10 "Mention my name in Verona": is Cassio Florentine? Part 11 Part II: Close Reading of Performance Chapter 12 Close Enough Readings? Or Trying to Ascribe the Actor's Part in Analyzing Performance Texts Chapter 13 Reading Morocco: Four Film Versions of The Merchant of Venice Chapter 14 Red Button Shakespeare Chapter 15 Can We/Should We Close Read Performance? Chapter 16 List of Contributors Chapter 17 Index