| Description |
xi, 232 pages ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Analysing texts |
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Analysing texts.
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| Contents |
Pt. 1. Analysing Shakespeare's Tragedies -- Introduction: Analysing Shakespeare's Poetry -- 1. Openings. Hamlet, 1, i, 1-43. King Lear, 1, i, 1-34. Othello, 1, i, 1-40. Macbeth, 1, i, entire, and 1, ii, 1-45 -- 2. Endings. Hamlet, 5, ii, 377-408. King Lear, 5, iii, 310-25. Othello, 5, ii, 361-72. Macbeth, 5, ix, entire -- 3. The Hero. Othello, 3, iii, 262-83. Hamlet, 2, ii, 544-601. King Lear, 2, iv, 262-84. Macbeth, 3, i, 47-71 -- 4. The Heroines. Othello, 4, ii, 150-66. Hamlet, 3, i, 152-63. King Lear, 4, vii, 26-42. Macbeth, 1, v, 38-58 -- 5. Society in the Tragedies. Othello, 2, i, 220-46. Hamlet, 5, i, 191-231. King Lear, 4, vi, 148-71. Macbeth, 4, iii, 140-73 -- 6. Humour in the Tragedies. Macbeth, 2, iii, 1-21. Othello, 2, i, 148-64. Hamlet, 5, i, 1-31. King Lear, 1, iv, 134-85 -- 7. Imagery and the Tragic Universe. Othello, 'heaven mocks itself' (3, iii, 282-3). Hamlet, 'tent him to the quick' (2, ii, 593) |
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Macbeth, 'Shipwracking storms and direful thunders' (1, ii, 25-6). King Lear, 'two crowns of the egg' (1, iv, 152-6) -- Pt. 2. The Context and the Critics -- 8. The Tragedies in Shakespeare's Works -- 9. The Context of the Tragedies. The Tragedies and their Audience. The Renaissance and Far-reaching Changes. The Malcontent or 'Machiavel'. Shakespeare and Tragedy -- 10. Sample of Critical Views. A. C. Bradley. Helen Gardner. G. Wilson Knight. Terry Eagleton |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Outlines, syllabi, etc.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Tragedies -- Examinations -- Study guides.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Tragedies.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Plays. Selections.
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Tragedy -- Examinations -- Study guides.
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| Genre/Form |
Tragedies (Drama)
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Outlines and syllabi.
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| LC no. |
97048942 |
| ISBN |
0312213727 (cloth) |
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0312213735 (paperback) |
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