Shakespeare’s Thought

Unobserved Details and Unsuspected Depths in Eleven Plays

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

Shakespeare’s Thought: Unobserved Details and Unsuspected Depths in Eleven Plays demonstrates that Shakespeare’s plays were conceived and executed as studies of great moral and political issues. After examining the divergent views of critics across the years, this book goes on to analyze eleven of Shakespeare’s most famous plays, observing details and supplying interpretations that indicate the depth of his mind and the full extent of his artistic spirit. This book offers an in-depth exploration of the ways in which each play demonstrates Shakespeare’s political thought and his poetic genius.

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Utgivningsdatum:2018-03-23
Mått:152 x 228 x 26 mm
Vikt:494 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:332
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781498537506

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David Lowenthal is D'Alzon Professor of Political Science at Assumption College.

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Lowenthal deftly shows that Shakespeare, more a poet and dramatist than philosopher, was deeply interested in some fundamental issues of moral and political life, in such a way that his astonishing achievements in plot, character, and poetic utterance can best be understood as emanating from the particular issue or issues that each play explores. Like Harold Goddard, Lowenthal is not afraid to talk about 'meaning'; like Harold Bloom, he offers a countervailing argument to trends in current theoretical criticism.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Shakespeare and the Critics2. The Tempest3. King Lear4. Julius Caesar5. The Merchant of Venice6. Macbeth7. Measure for Measure8. A Midsummer Night’s Dream 9. Romeo and Juliet10. Henry V11. Hamlet12. As You Like It13. The Greatness of Coriolanu14. Betrayals for Love in Antony and Cleopatra