Title:
The Cambridge introduction to Shakespeare's tragedies / Janette Dillon.
Author:
Dillon, Janette, 1953-
Publication Information:
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Call Number:
PR2983 .D55 2007
Abstract:
"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 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."--Jacket.
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Inhaltsverzeichnis The Cambridge introduction to Shakespeare's tragedies
ISBN:
9780521858175
9780521674928
Series:
Cambridge introductions to literature
Cambridge introductions to literature.
Physical Description:
vi, 169 pages ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Tragedy before Shakespeare -- Titus Andronicus -- Romeo and Juliet -- Julius Caesar -- Hamlet -- Othello -- Timon of Athens -- King Lear -- Macbeth -- Antony and Cleopatra -- Coriolanus.
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