THE CAMBRIDGE INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE'S TRAGEDIES by Janette Dillon ( 9780521858175 )

Item Details

Title:

THE CAMBRIDGE INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE'S TRAGEDIES

By:

Janette Dillon

Format:

Hardback

List price:

£78.00

Our price:

£68.25

Discount:

12.5% off

You save:

£9.75

ISBN 10:

0521858178

ISBN 13:

9780521858175

Availability:

Usually dispatched within 1-3 weeks.

Delivery rates

Stock:

Currently 0 available

Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

8 March, 2007

Series:

Cambridge Introductions to Literature

Pages:

176

Description:

An accessible 2007 introduction to Shakespeare's tragedies, including full chapters on Macbeth, Hamlet and King Lear.

Synopsis:

Macbeth clutches an imaginary dagger; Hamlet holds up Yorick's skull; Lear enters with Cordelia in his arms. Do these memorable and iconic moments have anything to tell us about the definition of Shakespearean tragedy? Is it in fact helpful to talk about 'Shakespearean tragedy' as a concept, or are there only Shakespearean tragedies? What kind of figure is the tragic hero? Is there always such a figure? What makes some plays more tragic than others? Beginning with a discussion of tragedy before Shakespeare and considering Shakespeare's tragedies chronologically one by one, this 2007 book seeks to investigate such questions in a way that highlights both the distinctiveness and shared concerns of each play within the broad trajectory of Shakespeare's developing exploration of tragic form.

Illustrations:

1 b/w illus.

Publication:

Imprint:

Cambridge University Press

Returns:

Returnable

Some other items by this author:

ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL (PB)

GEOFFREY CHAUCER (HB)

LANGUAGE AND STAGE IN MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE ENGLAND

LANGUAGE AND STAGE IN MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE ENGLAND (HB)