Article: Understanding Shakespeare's England: A Companion for the American Reader.

Subtitled A Companion for the American Reader, Jo McMurtry's Understanding Shakespeare's England is based on the premise that such a reader is at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to understanding Shakespeare, though, as the opening sentence of the in- troduction informs us in a not unstingy litotes, "American readers

are not without intelligence or imagination . . ." (I). Whether they deserve it or not, such readers may occasionally feel condescended to in this nevertheless informative and well-organized introductory text. With an index and detailed table of contents, Understanding is easy to find one's way around in; it is divided into chapters - "Degree and ...

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