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.
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.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Stanley Wells is Honorary President of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Professor Emeritus at the University of Birmingham, and the author of a number of books about Shakespeare, including Shakespeare, Sex, and Love (OUP, 2010), Shakespeare and Co (Penguin, 2007), and William Shakespeare: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2015). He is General Editor of the Oxford Shakespeare and Penguin Shakespeare and the co-editor of Shakespeare Beyond Doubt: Evidence, Argument, Controversy (Cambridge University Press, 2013).
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Introduction 1: Tragedy in Shakespeare's time 2: Titus Andronicus 3: Tragedies of English history 4: Romeo and Juliet 5: Julius Caesar 6: Hamlet 7: Othello 8: Macbeth 9: King Lear 10: Timon of Athens 11: Coriolanus 12: Antony and Cleopatra 13: Why do we enjoy tragedy? References Further Reading Index
Introduction 1: Tragedy in Shakespeare's time 2: Titus Andronicus 3: Tragedies of English history 4: Romeo and Juliet 5: Julius Caesar 6: Hamlet 7: Othello 8: Macbeth 9: King Lear 10: Timon of Athens 11: Coriolanus 12: Antony and Cleopatra 13: Why do we enjoy tragedy? References Further Reading Index
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