Deciphering Shakespeare's Plays
Author | : Cynthia Greenwood |
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Release | : 2021-06 |
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ISBN | : 9780998897820 |
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Author | : Cynthia Greenwood |
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Release | : 2021-06 |
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ISBN | : 9780998897820 |
Author | : Emma Smith |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 263 |
Release | : 2020-03-31 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1524748552 |
An electrifying new study that investigates the challenges of the Bard’s inconsistencies and flaws, and focuses on revealing—not resolving—the ambiguities of the plays and their changing topicality A genius and prophet whose timeless works encapsulate the human condition like no other. A writer who surpassed his contemporaries in vision, originality, and literary mastery. A man who wrote like an angel, putting it all so much better than anyone else. Is this Shakespeare? Well, sort of. But it doesn’t tell us the whole truth. So much of what we say about Shakespeare is either not true, or just not relevant. In This Is Shakespeare, Emma Smith—an intellectually, theatrically, and ethically exciting writer—takes us into a world of politicking and copycatting, as we watch Shakespeare emulating the blockbusters of Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Kyd (the Spielberg and Tarantino of their day), flirting with and skirting around the cutthroat issues of succession politics, religious upheaval, and technological change. Smith writes in strikingly modern ways about individual agency, privacy, politics, celebrity, and sex. Instead of offering the answers, the Shakespeare she reveals poses awkward questions, always inviting the reader to ponder ambiguities.
Author | : Cynthia Greenwood |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 9781592577088 |
Here art thou real Shakespeare. The resurgence of interest in Shakespeare's plays - largely due to recent film adaptations - has reminded the world that Shakespearean theatre is a social art form. This guide focuses on the essence of the spoken word of his plays rather than simply dissecting them. It also explores the cultural and historical contexts for the major plays, offering the director's and actor's perspective in addition to that of the scholar and close reader. Each major play is explored in depth, explaining Shakespearean terms Offers commentary on the experience of each play on and off stage with attention to language and verse Appendixes include Shakespeare's likely collaborations, a glossary, suggested further reading, and resources for viewing live performances and video/audio recordings Perfect for students, general readers, theatregoers, and actors Published to commemorate Shakespeare's 443rd birthday
Author | : Myron Stagman |
Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 2009-12-14 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 1443818054 |
Are some of Shakespeare’s romantic storybook heroines actually emoting sexually obscene (but very funny) lines? {“Sexual quibbles (puns, play-on words), covertly uttered by precious-and-pure heroines, call for an immediate revision of viewpoint.”} When Fernando (The Tempest) is described as bravely swimming for shore “in lusty stroke”, would he be disqualified for doing this in Olympic competition? Before the walls of Harfleur, when Henry V threatens to “mow like grass your fresh-fair virgins” and have “your naked infants spitted upon pikes”, is he (and by inference his creator) barbarous? Or is he doing an hilarious comic imitation of Marlowe’s Tamburlaine before the walls of Damascus? {“There exists an interesting Marlovian source for the Tamburlaine protagonist himself—Ivan the Terrible. He proposed marriage to Queen Elizabeth, who tactfully turned him down.”} Rule Number 1: If a good writer seems surprisingly inept and has been known to be a wit or humorist, suspect parody or satire. Well, esteemed readers, you decide where to place your bets. On the critics? Or on William Shakespeare?
Author | : Erlend Loe |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 2015-11-05 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781519145017 |
This is the BOOK about codes and ciphers in Shakespeare. And it is also the MAP leading to Oak Island's Mercy Point.
Author | : Thomas Keightley |
Publisher | : London : J. Russel Smith |
Total Pages | : 494 |
Release | : 1867 |
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ISBN | : |
Author | : Cynthia Anne Greenwood |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 2018-06-28 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780998897806 |
Deciphering Shakespeare's Plays brings William Shakespeare's dramas alive in a new introduction that illuminates how the works are experienced in performance. It is a reference tool for high school and university students, actors, teachers, playgoers, drama critics, and casual readers.
Author | : Jay L. Halio |
Publisher | : Manchester University Press |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780719026997 |
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people buy tickets to see Shakespeare's plays performed. No other playwright commands the kind of interest that Shakespeare does.
Author | : David Ovason |
Publisher | : CLAIRVIEW BOOKS |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2010-01-01 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1905570260 |
As David Ovason reveals, many leading esoteric writers - alchemists, occultists and Rosicrucians -contributed to this 'Secret booke'. Among the more outstanding English literary figures who used the code were the mysterious adviser to Elizabeth I, John Dee, the turbulent author of The Alchemist, Ben Jonson, and the more classically-minded Edmund Spenser, whose poem 'The Faerie Queene' is the best-known esoteric work of the period. Shakespeare's Secret Booke reveals many other literary figures who together form a remarkable underground literary movement, including the most influential esotericist of the period, Jacob Boehme, and alchemists such as the English polymath Robert Fludd. Another was Shakespeare's contemporary, the youthful Johann Valentin Andreae, credited as author of The Chymical Wedding - a Rosicrucian work replete with sophisticated examples of encoding. --
Author | : William Shakespeare |
Publisher | : Akasha Classics |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 2010-02-12 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 9781603033794 |
What actions are justified when the fate of a nation hangs in the balance, and who can see the best path ahead? Julius Caesar has led Rome successfully in the war against Pompey and returns celebrated and beloved by the people. Yet in the senate fears intensify that his power may become supreme and threaten the welfare of the republic. A plot for his murder is hatched by Caius Cassius who persuades Marcus Brutus to support him. Though Brutus has doubts, he joins Cassius and helps organize a group of conspirators that assassinate Caesar on the Ides of March. But, what is the cost to a nation now erupting into civil war? A fascinating study of political power, the consequences of actions, the meaning of loyalty and the false motives that guide the actions of men, Julius Caesar is action packed theater at its finest.