Shakespeare S Tragedies A Very Short Introduction
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Shakespeare S Tragedies
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Author : Stanley Wells
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017
Shakespeare S Tragedies written by Stanley Wells and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Tragedy categories.
Shakespeare's tragedies contain an astonishing variety of suffering, from suicides and murders to dismemberments and grief. Stanley Wells considers how the bard's tragic plays drew on the literary and theatrical conventions of his time. Discussing the individual plays, he also explores why tragedy is regarded as a fit subject for entertainment.
Tragedy A Very Short Introduction
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Author : Adrian Poole
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2005-08-11
Tragedy A Very Short Introduction written by Adrian Poole and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08-11 with Drama categories.
What has tragedy been made to mean by dramatists, story-tellers, critics, philosophers, politicians, and journalists? This work shows the relevance of tragedy to the modern world, and extends beyond drama and literature into visual art and everyday experience.
William Shakespeare A Very Short Introduction
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Author : Stanley Wells
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2015-04-23
William Shakespeare A Very Short Introduction written by Stanley Wells and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-23 with Literary Criticism categories.
In this new offering from Stanley Wells, the pre-eminent Shakespearian scholar, comes a Very Short Introduction to the life and writings of the world's greatest and best-known dramatists: William Shakespeare. Looking at his early life and education, Wells explores Shakespeare's social and intellectual background and the literary traditions on which Shakespeare drew. Examining the theatres and theatrical profession of the time, he also considers how Shakespeare experienced this world, both as an actor and as a writer. Examining Shakespeare's narrative poems, sonnets, and all of his plays, Wells outlines their sources, style, and originality over the course of Shakespeare's career, to consider the fundamental impact his work has had for subsequent generations. Written with enthusiasm and flair by a scholar who has devoted a lifetime to the study of Shakespeare and his works, this is an engaging and authoritative introduction. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Shakespeare S Comedies
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Author : Bart Van Es
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2016
Shakespeare S Comedies written by Bart Van Es and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Electronic books categories.
In this work, Bart Van Es analyses Shakespeare's comedic plays, picking out the family resemblances across these works. He considers their shared themes such as confusion and cross dressing, misguided love, twins and substitutions, and explores the bard's verbal artistry and wit.
Tragedy
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Author : Adrian Poole
language : en
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Release Date : 1987
Tragedy written by Adrian Poole and has been published by Wiley-Blackwell this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Comparative literature categories.
How and why does tragedy matter? This book approaches this question through a close reading of Greek tragedies that is designed both for readers with Greek and those with none. It explores Greek plays alongside three of Shakespeare's tragedies: "Macbeth", "Hamlet" and "King Lear".
Shakespeare On Page And Stage
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Author : Stanley Wells
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2016-09-08
Shakespeare On Page And Stage written by Stanley Wells and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-08 with Literary Collections categories.
This volume presents a winning selection of the very best essays from the long and distinguished career of Stanley Wells, one of the most well-known and respected Shakespeare scholars in the world. Wells's accomplishments include editing the entire canon of Shakespeare plays for the ground-breaking Oxford Shakespeare, and over his lifetime he has made significant contributions to debates over literary criticism of the works, genre study, textual theory, Shakespeare's afterlife in the theatre, and contemporary performance. The volume is introduced by Peter Holland, and its thirty chapters are divided into themed sections: 'Shakespearian Influences', 'Essays on Particular Works', 'Shakespeare in the Theatre', and 'Shakespeare's Text'. An afterword by Margreta de Grazia concludes the volume.
English Literature A Very Short Introduction
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Author : Jonathan Bate
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2010-10-07
English Literature A Very Short Introduction written by Jonathan Bate and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-07 with Literary Criticism categories.
Sweeping across two millennia and every literary genre, acclaimed scholar and biographer Jonathan Bate provides a dazzling introduction to English Literature. The focus is wide, shifting from the birth of the novel and the brilliance of English comedy to the deep Englishness of landscape poetry and the ethnic diversity of Britain's Nobel literature laureates. It goes on to provide a more in-depth analysis, with close readings from an extraordinary scene in King Lear to a war poem by Carol Ann Duffy, and a series of striking examples of how literary texts change as they are transmitted from writer to reader. The narrative embraces not only the major literary movements such as Romanticism and Modernism, together with the most influential authors including Chaucer, Donne, Johnson, Wordsworth, Austen, Dickens and Woolf, but also little-known stories such as the identity of the first English woman poet to be honoured with a collected edition of her works. Written with the flair and passion for which Jonathan Bate has become renowned, this book is the perfect Very Short Introduction for all readers and students of the incomparable literary heritage of these islands. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
King Lear
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Author : William Shakespeare
language : en
Publisher: Modernista
Release Date : 2024-04-26
King Lear written by William Shakespeare and has been published by Modernista this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-26 with categories.
In a kingdom torn apart by familial strife and political turmoil, an ageing monarch, King Lear, makes the fateful decision to divide his realm among his three daughters based on their professions of love for him. Lear's actions set off a chain of events that lead to betrayal, madness, and ultimately tragedy. As Lear descends into madness, his once-loyal daughters turn against him, plunging the kingdom into chaos. Shakespeare's King Lear stands as one of the Bard's greatest tragedies, revered for its profound exploration of human suffering and the consequences of pride and folly. The titular role of King Lear is one coveted by actors all over the world for its challenging nature and the play is often cited as one of the greatest works of literature ever. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE [1564-1616], born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England, is known as the greatest playwright of all time, with his name attached to a long line of immortal plays, including Othello, Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet, King Lear, and Macbeth.
William Shakespeare Tragedies
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Author : William Shakespeare
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2020-04-14
William Shakespeare Tragedies written by William Shakespeare and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-14 with Drama categories.
Twelve of Shakespeare’s most profound and moving dramas in one elegant volume. William Shakespeare’s tragedies introduced the world to some of the most well-known characters in literature, including Romeo, Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet, King Lear, and Othello. This handsome Word Cloud volume includes all twelve works from the First Folio that are commonly classified as tragedies—but the feelings that Shakespeare’s words can evoke range across the spectrum of human emotion.
A Preface To Shakespeare S Comedies
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Author : Michael Mangan
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-06-06
A Preface To Shakespeare S Comedies written by Michael Mangan and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-06 with Drama categories.
This is an informative and interesting guide to the comedies of love - The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Taming of the Shrew, Love's Labour's Lost, A Midsummer Nights Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like it and Twelfth Night - which were written in the early part of Shakespeare's career. As well as supplying dramatic and critical analysis, this study sets the plays within their wider social and artistic context. Michael Mangan begins by considering the social function of laughter, the use of humour in drama for handling social tensions in Elizabethan and Jacobean society and the resulting expectations the audience would have had about comedy in the theatre. In the second section he discusses the individual plays in the light of recent critical and theoretical research. The useful reference section at the end gives the reader a short bibliographic guide to key historical figures relevant to a study of Shakespeare's comedies and a detailed critical bibliography.