Tragic Instance: The Sequence of Shakespeare's TragediesUniversity of Delaware Press, 1999 - 228 pages "Tragic Instance follows Shakespeare's progress through his tragedies. The book accepts Kenneth Muir's prescription, "There is no such thing as Shakespearian Tragedy: there are only Shakespearian tragedies." Accordingly, each of the tragedies, from Titus Andronicus to Coriolanus, is studied in order of composition. Richard III and Richard II are included because each is described as "tragedy" on the title page. No larger unity is seen. The play is everything that is the case."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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Page 173
... suggests that we see the central figures as actors in a play within the play . . . The function of all this is not merely to suggest the metaphysical proposition that all the world's a stage ; it is specifically to involve us as ...
... suggests that we see the central figures as actors in a play within the play . . . The function of all this is not merely to suggest the metaphysical proposition that all the world's a stage ; it is specifically to involve us as ...
Page 198
... suggested . Next , they throw light on the characters of several of the dramatis personae and suggest an important part of Coriolanus's mind . The imagery suggests that for him , too , war is a manifestation of sex , and that both ...
... suggested . Next , they throw light on the characters of several of the dramatis personae and suggest an important part of Coriolanus's mind . The imagery suggests that for him , too , war is a manifestation of sex , and that both ...
Page 202
... suggestion that they ought to be working and the open appeal of " my countrymen " to patriotism as the binding social ... suggest , not unreasonably , that , if he desires to be the first magistrate of Rome , he should show less contempt ...
... suggestion that they ought to be working and the open appeal of " my countrymen " to patriotism as the binding social ... suggest , not unreasonably , that , if he desires to be the first magistrate of Rome , he should show less contempt ...
Contents
Nationhood and Identity | 9 |
Timon of Athens | 164 |
RolePlayer Actress Actor | 172 |
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