Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare''s Tragedies

Informationen zum Autor Janette Dillon is Professor of Drama at the School of English, University of Nottingham. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung A lively and accessible introduction to Shakespeare's tragedies! this 2007 book begins with a discussion of tragedy before Shakespeare and considers each of Shakespeare's tragedies chronologically. It includes helpful text boxes and detailed chapters on Macbeth! Hamlet! Othello and King Lear! among other plays. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Tragedy before Shakespeare; 2. Titus Andronicus; 3. Romeo and Juliet; 4. Julius Caesar; 5. Hamlet; 6. Othello; 7. Timon of Athens; 8. King Lear; 9. Macbeth; 10. Antony and Cleopatra; 11. Coriolanus.

Product details

• Authors: Janette Dillon, Janette (University of Nottingham) Dillon, Dillon Janette
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.03.2007
• EAN: 9780521858175
• ISBN: 978-0-521-85817-5
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Cambridge Introductions to Lit; Cambridge Introductions to Literature
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean