The Secret Drama of Shakespeare's Sonnets

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

Del i serien Cambridge Library Collection - Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama

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Beskrivning

Gerald Massey's work of 1888 presented a strong argument against the many theorists who viewed Shakespeare's Sonnets as autobiographical - 'a permanent reply to Shakespeare's misinterpreters'. Beginning by outlining the known background and context of the Sonnets, Massey proceeds to wage what he terms his 'battle against fictions, fallacies, forgeries, and groundless assumptions'. Who were the Sonnets addressed to, if anyone, and what is the significance of the inscription in the edition of 1609? What is the correct arrangement of the Sonnets, and why did Shakespeare himself give personal testimony to their 'purity'? Following detailed descriptions of the many different theories, Massey provides close readings and analysis of the Sonnets themselves to dispute the autobiographical claims, and to demonstrate that the Sonnets are 'partly personal and partly dramatic'.

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Utgivningsdatum:2009-07-20
Mått:156 x 234 x 25 mm
Vikt:690 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cambridge Library Collection - Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama
Antal sidor:496
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781108000901

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Innehållsförteckning

1. Preliminary account of the sonnets; 2. Lues Browniana; 3. Primary facts and fundamental fallacies; 4. Personal sonnets 1-13; 5. Personal sonnets 14–26; 6. Personal sonnets 38; 7. Dramatic sonnets 29–31; 8. Personal sonnet 32; 9. Dramatic sonnets 33–42; 10. Dramatic sonnet 144; 11. Personal sonnet 39; 12. Dramatic sonnets 36–56; 13. Personal Sonnets 53–65; 14. Dramatic sonnets 66–69; 15. Personal sonnets 70; 16. Personal sonnets 71–77; 17. Personal sonnet 78–86; 18. Dramatic sonnets 87–93; 19. Dramatic sonnets 94–96; 20. Dramatic sonnets 97–99; 21. Personal sonnets 100–108; 22. Dramatic sonnets 109–122; 23. Personal sonnet 116; 24. Dramatic sonnets 123–125; 25. Personal sonnet 107; 26. Personal sonnet 115; 27. Fragment of a personal sonnet 126; 28. Dramatic sonnets 127–154; 29. Reprint of the sonnets; 30. Summary of Conclusions; Part II. Biographia Literaria: 31. Shakespeare's Southampton; 32. Sidney's Stella; 33. Shakespeare and Bacon; 34. The man Shakespeare and his private friends.