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This book explores the diverse means by which Shakespeare's poetry enriches his drama, illustrating how particular words in a particular order render his dialogue distinctive and create supreme literary and dramatic value.
List of contents
Acknowledgements
Reference and Abbreviations1 Introduction: Shakespeare, Poet and Playwright
2 Shakespeare's Early and Later Verse
2.1 Early Shakespeare:
The Taming of the Shrew and the Question of Authorship
2.2
Henry the Sixth, Part Three 2.3 Later Shakespeare:
Antony and Cleopatra3 Elements of Shakespeare's Dramatic Poetry
3.1
Macbeth: Poetry and the Expansion of Meaning
3.2 Wordplay and Imagery
3.3
Hamlet: Varieties of Style and Significance
3.4
Julius Caesar and Simplicity
4 Variation between Quartos
4.1
Romeo and Juliet: The Marriage Scene in Q1 (1597) and Q2 (1599)
4.2
Romeo and Juliet: Romeo's Last Speech in Q1 (1597) and Q2 (1599)
4.3
Romeo and Juliet: Variant Prologues
4.4
Hamlet: The Queen's Account of Ophelia's Death in Q1 (1603) and Q2 (1604/5)
4.5
Hamlet: 'To be or not to be' in Q1 (1603) and Q2 (1604/5)
5 Shakespeare and his Co-Authors
5.1
Timon of Athens: Shakespeare and Middleton
5.2
Pericles: Shakespeare and Wilkins
5.3
All Is True (
Henry VIII) and
The Two Noble Kinsmen: Shakespeare and Fletcher
6 The 'Play On Shakespeare' Project
6.1
As You Like It: The Duke on Life in Arden
6.2
Henry the Fifth: The Chorus on the English Fleet's Voyage to France
6.3 Duncan and Banquo Arrive at Macbeth's Castle
6.4
The Tempest: Prospero's Monologue on his 'potent art'
6.5
The Two Noble Kinsmen: Arcite's Death
6.6 Conclusion
Appendix: Iambic Pentameter Verse
Bibliography
Index
About the author
MacDonald P. Jackson is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Auckland.
Summary
This book explores the diverse means by which Shakespeare’s poetry enriches his drama, illustrating how particular words in a particular order render his dialogue distinctive and create supreme literary and dramatic value.
