Spirit, Soul, and City - Shakespeare''s ''Coriolanus''

Informationen zum Autor Jan H. Blits is Professor, University Honor Faculty, at the University of Delaware. Klappentext Spirit, Soul, and City offers a new reading of Coriolanus, Shakespeare's most political play and the last of his great tragedies. Portraying the founding of the Roman republic and the life and soul of its legendary warrior, Coriolanus, the play brings to light not only the hidden working of Rome's mixed regime but the inherent tragic tensions in the soul's spirited tendency to strive to go beyond itself in order to be true to itself. Zusammenfassung Offers a reading of "Coriolanus"! Shakespeare's most political play and the last of his great tragedies. Portraying the founding of the Roman republic and the life and soul of its legendary warrior! Coriolanus! this play brings to light the hidden working of Rome's mixed regime. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Act One Chapter 3 Act Two Chapter 4 Act Three Chapter 5 Act Four Chapter 6 Act Five

Product details

• Authors: Jan H Blits, Jan H. Blits
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.07.2006
• EAN: 9780739115428
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-1542-8
• No. of pages: 254
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education