While searching for scholarly articles on "filial theories" in Shakespeare (I'm feeling out this focus to see where is takes me) I found this book by one of our fellow Cougs, Bruce Young. Dr. Burton actually referred this book to me as well. The volume begins with a look at the classical and medieval background of family life in the Early Modern era. This is followed by a sustained discussion of family life in Shakespeare's world. The book then examines issues related to family life across a broad range of Shakespeare's works. Later chapters then examine how productions of the plays have treated scenes concerning family life, and how scholars and critics have commented on family life in Shakespeare's writings. The volume closes with a bibliography of print and electronic resources for student research.
Synopsis on Google Books
Bibliography--definitely woot worthy! Woot woot! I'm really interested the content, but the bibliography at the end will be an excellent resource for further research. Some of the chapters included in this book are: Family Life in Shakespeares World (so a bit of history), Family Life in Shakespeares Works (textual analysis), and Family Life in Performance (I'm interested in the visual as well so this is the best of both worlds).
