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100 1 a| Bennett, Kristen Abbott,e| author.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjvYR7PqT4rCmmYC4KJ4bd?| UNAUTHORIZED;

245 10 a| Teaching Shakespeare's theatre of the world /c| Kristen Abbott Bennett;

264 1 a| Cambridge, United Kingdom :b| Cambridge University Press,c| 2025.;

300 a| 108 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 18 cm;

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490 1 a| Cambridge elements. Elements in Shakespeare and pedagogy,x| 2632-8151;

520 a| "This Element engages with one of Shakespeare's greatest thought-experiments: How does one navigate the 'theatre of the world'? It invites students to examine how Shakespeare challenges this metaphor's vertical hierarchies in response to shifting understandings of cosmological order. Teachers will find rich contextual frameworks for exploring how Shakespeare envisions 'worlds' as emerging from dynamic variables, raising urgent questions about how identity and justice are environmentally constructed. Focal plays include A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, Hamlet, Henry V, The Merchant of Venice, and Othello. Each discussion features student centred 'Explorations'. These play-specific classroom activities can also be adapted across Shakespeare's corpus and tailored for both secondary and university-level students. These exercises encourage non-linear critical and creative thinking, inviting students to contemplate big ideas and generate new perspectives about the shared points of contact between Shakespeare's world and their own"--c| Cambridge University Press;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references;

505 0 a| Prologue: Enter chorus -- The theatre of the world in ancient, mediaeval, and early modern contexts -- Thematic explorations of the theatre of the world -- Formal explorations of the theatre of the world -- Coda: Who's there?;

600 10 a| Shakespeare, William,d| 1564-1616x| Study and teaching.=| ^A72467;

600 10 a| Shakespeare, William,d| 1564-1616x| Criticism and interpretation.=| ^A18691;

650 0 a| Theaterx| Philosophy.=| ^A268195;

650 0 a| Cosmology in literature.=| ^A155007;

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Teaching Shakespeare's theatre of the world / Kristen Abbott Bennett.

Author/creator	Bennett, Kristen Abbott author.
Format	Book
Publication	Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
Description	108 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Subjects	Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Study and teaching. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation. Theater--Philosophy. Cosmology in literature.

Series	Cambridge elements. Elements in Shakespeare and pedagogy, 2632-8151 Cambridge elements. Elements in Shakespeare and pedagogy. 2632-8151 ^A1449332
Contents	Prologue: Enter chorus -- The theatre of the world in ancient, mediaeval, and early modern contexts -- Thematic explorations of the theatre of the world -- Formal explorations of the theatre of the world -- Coda: Who's there?
Abstract	"This Element engages with one of Shakespeare's greatest thought-experiments: How does one navigate the 'theatre of the world'? It invites students to examine how Shakespeare challenges this metaphor's vertical hierarchies in response to shifting understandings of cosmological order. Teachers will find rich contextual frameworks for exploring how Shakespeare envisions 'worlds' as emerging from dynamic variables, raising urgent questions about how identity and justice are environmentally constructed. Focal plays include A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, Hamlet, Henry V, The Merchant of Venice, and Othello. Each discussion features student centred 'Explorations'. These play-specific classroom activities can also be adapted across Shakespeare's corpus and tailored for both secondary and university-level students. These exercises encourage non-linear critical and creative thinking, inviting students to contemplate big ideas and generate new perspectives about the shared points of contact between Shakespeare's world and their own"-- Cambridge University Press
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references
ISBN	9781009111096
ISBN	1009111094

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