Shakespeare: The Tragedies (Analysing Texts)

Shakespeare: The Tragedies (Analysing Texts)
Author: Nicholas Marsh
Publisher: Red Globe Press; 1st ed. 1998 edition (July 13, 1998)
Language: English
Hardcover: 259 pages
ISBN-10: 0312213727
ISBN-13: 9780312213725
Book Description
Thought of as Shakespeare’s most powerful works, the four great tragedies, Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and Macbeth, are texts of unparalleled richness and depth, stimulating and exciting to study. This book takes extracts and examines them, explaining how the critic can use particular techniques to bring out complexities of meaning, understand the patterns of metaphor and the rhythms of the poetry and appreciate the ever-living drama. Chapters on the openings and endings of plays, heroes and heroines, society, humour, imagery and the tragic universe guide the student on a journey of inquiry into the nature of Shakespeare’s tragic vision. Far from simplifying Shakespeare, the reader is challenged to confront the depth and subtlety of the dramas, and to enjoy the analytical pursuit of ever finer insight, ever fuller understanding.