Shakespeares Mature Tragedies
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Author | : Bernard McElroy |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2014-07-14 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1400855942 |
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Despite their diversity in tone and subject matter, Shakespeare's four mature tragedies--Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth--all have an essential experience in common. Bernard McElroy defines this experience as the collapse of the subjective world of the tragic hero. Originally published in 1973. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author | : Piotr Sadowski |
Publisher | : University of Delaware Press |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780874138467 |
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The theory considers human behavior in terms of functional equilibrium between the stable properties of the mind, independent from the pressures of the sociocultural environment and the immediate situational context. What we call "character" thus denotes an autonomous configuration of psychological elements, which remains stable despite the changing external circumstances.
Author | : Paul A. Kottman |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2009-10-26 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0801895421 |
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Paul A. Kottman offers a new and compelling understanding of tragedy as seen in four of Shakespeare’s mature plays—As You Like It, Hamlet, King Lear, and The Tempest. The author pushes beyond traditional ways of thinking about tragedy, framing his readings with simple questions that have been missing from scholarship of the past generation: Are we still moved by Shakespeare, and why? Kottman throws into question the inheritability of human relationships by showing how the bonds upon which we depend for meaning and worth can be dissolved. According to Kottman, the lives of Shakespeare's protagonists are conditioned by social bonds—kinship ties, civic relations, economic dependencies, political allegiances—that unravel irreparably. This breakdown means they can neither inherit nor bequeath a livable or desirable form of sociality. Orlando and Rosalind inherit nothing “but growth itself” before becoming refugees in the Forest of Arden; Hamlet is disinherited not only by Claudius’s election but by the sheer vacuity of the activities that remain open to him; Lear’s disinheritance of Cordelia bequeaths a series of events that finally leave the social sphere itself forsaken of heirs and forbearers alike. Firmly rooted in the philosophical tradition of reading Shakespeare, this bold work is the first sustained interpretation of Shakespearean tragedy since Stanley Cavell’s work on skepticism and A. C. Bradley’s century-old Shakespearean Tragedy.
Author | : E. A. J. Honigmann |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Albert E. Clark |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Phyllis Rackin |
Publisher | : Frederick Ungar |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : |
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Titus Andronicus - Romeo and Juliet - Julius Caesar - Hamlet, Prince of Denmark - Othello, the Moor of Venice - King Lear - Macbeth - Antony and Cleopatra - Coriolanus - Timon of Athens ; Shakespeare's tragedies on stage.
Author | : John McCann |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2013-11-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1628734434 |
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Enjoy four of Shakespeare’s tragedies told with LEGO bricks. Here are Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Julius Caesar enacted scene by scene, captioned by excerpts from the plays. Flip through one thousand color photographs as you enjoy Shakespeare’s iconic poetry and marvel at what can be done with the world’s most popular children’s toy. Watch the brick Hamlet give his famous “To be or not to be” soliloquy, and feel brick Ophelia’s grief as she meets her watery end. Lady Macbeth in brick form brings new terror to “Out, out, damn spot!” and brick Romeo and Juliet are no less star-crossed for being rectangular and plastic. The warm familiarity of bricks lends levity to Shakespeare’s tragedies while remaining true to his original language. The ideal book for Shakespeare enthusiasts, as well as a fun way to introduce children to Shakespeare’s masterpieces, this book employs Shakespeare’s original, characteristic language in abridged form. Though the language stays true to its origins, the unique format of these well-known tragedies will give readers a new way to enjoy one of the most popular playwrights in history.
Author | : Janette Dillon |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 147 |
Release | : 2007-03-08 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1139462431 |
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Macbeth clutches an imaginary dagger; Hamlet holds up Yorick's skull; Lear enters with Cordelia in his arms. Do these memorable and iconic moments have anything to tell us about the definition of Shakespearean tragedy? Is it in fact helpful to talk about 'Shakespearean tragedy' as a concept, or are there only Shakespearean tragedies? What kind of figure is the tragic hero? Is there always such a figure? What makes some plays more tragic than others? Beginning with a discussion of tragedy before Shakespeare and considering Shakespeare's tragedies chronologically one by one, this 2007 book seeks to investigate such questions in a way that highlights both the distinctiveness and shared concerns of each play within the broad trajectory of Shakespeare's developing exploration of tragic form.
Author | : William Shakespeare |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1985-02 |
Genre | : English drama (Tragedy) |
ISBN | : 9780671601058 |
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Contains Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Author | : Jimmy Lee Williams |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
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