Character and the Supernatural in Shakespeare and Achebe

"Through mainly a New Historicist critical approach, this book explores how Shakespeare and Achebe employ supernatural devices such as prophecies, dreams, gods/goddesses, beliefs, and divinations to create complex characters"--

List of contents

Chapter One Contextualizing Shakespeare and Achebe
Chapter Two The Term Supernatural
Chapter Three Shakespeare and the Supernatural
Chapter Four Achebe and the Supernatural
Chapter Five Shakespeare’s and Achebe’s Use of the Supernatural

About the author

Kenneth Usongo received a PhD in comparative literature from the University of Denver, USA, and a doctorate in English literary studies from the University of Yaoundé 1, Cameroon. He is the author of Politics and Romance in Shakespeare’s Four Great Tragedies and Art and Political Thought in Bole Butake.

Summary

This book explores how Shakespeare and Achebe appropriate supernatural devices like prophecies, dreams, beliefs, and divinations to create complex characters such as Macbeth, Othello, Okonkwo, and Ezeulu.

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth Usongo, Usongo Kenneth
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780367710774
• ISBN: 978-0-367-71077-4
• No. of pages: 152
• Series: Routledge Studies in Speculative Fiction
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Drama; Science Fiction, FICTION / Science Fiction / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, DRAMA / Shakespeare, Literature: history & criticism, Literary theory, Literature: history and criticism, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Shakespeare Plays, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean