Discovering Shakespeare's Meaning
For the student or general reader a bewildering gap often appears to exist between the stories that Shakespeare's plays enact and the meanings that critics adduce from them. This book bridges the gap between the play as story and as an inexhaustible source of critical enquiry. It demonstrates the variety of ways in which meaning is generated in Shakespearian drama, and suggests the kinds of approach that will allow the interested reader to explore the significance of the plays for himself. Contents: Verse and Prose; Imagery and Spectacle; Shakespeare's Expositions; Plays within Plays; Parallel Actions; The Treatment of Character; The Use of the Soliloquy; Art and Artifice; Conclusion: Discovering Shakespeare's Meaning^R
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Discovering Shakespeare's Meaning
For the student or general reader a bewildering gap often appears to exist between the stories that Shakespeare's plays enact and the meanings that critics adduce from them. This book bridges the gap between the play as story and as an inexhaustible source of critical enquiry. It demonstrates the variety of ways in which meaning is generated in Shakespearian drama, and suggests the kinds of approach that will allow the interested reader to explore the significance of the plays for himself. Contents: Verse and Prose; Imagery and Spectacle; Shakespeare's Expositions; Plays within Plays; Parallel Actions; The Treatment of Character; The Use of the Soliloquy; Art and Artifice; Conclusion: Discovering Shakespeare's Meaning^R
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Discovering Shakespeare's Meaning

Discovering Shakespeare's Meaning

by Leah Scragg
Discovering Shakespeare's Meaning

Discovering Shakespeare's Meaning

by Leah Scragg

Hardcover(1988)

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For the student or general reader a bewildering gap often appears to exist between the stories that Shakespeare's plays enact and the meanings that critics adduce from them. This book bridges the gap between the play as story and as an inexhaustible source of critical enquiry. It demonstrates the variety of ways in which meaning is generated in Shakespearian drama, and suggests the kinds of approach that will allow the interested reader to explore the significance of the plays for himself. Contents: Verse and Prose; Imagery and Spectacle; Shakespeare's Expositions; Plays within Plays; Parallel Actions; The Treatment of Character; The Use of the Soliloquy; Art and Artifice; Conclusion: Discovering Shakespeare's Meaning^R

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780333414040
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date: 04/11/1988
Series: Contemporary Interpretations of Shakespeare Series
Edition description: 1988
Pages: 234
Product dimensions: 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface - Acknowledgements - Verse and Prose - Imagery and Spectacle - Shakespeare's Expositions - Plays within Plays - Parallel Actions - The Treatment of Character - The Use of the Soliloquy - Art and Artifice - Conclusion: Discovering Shakespeare's Meaning - Index
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