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Shakespeare's tragedies / Michael Scott

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: All that mattersPublication details: London : John Murray Learning, 2015Description: 151 p. : 18 cmISBN:
  • 9781444189926
  • 9781444189940
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 822.33
LOC classification:
  • PR 2983 S428s 2015
Contents:
Introduction: Shakespeare and tragedy -- Hamlet: 1600-1 -- King Lear: 1605-6 -- Macbeth: 1606? -- Othello: 1604 -- Conclusion: language and soliloquy.
Summary: In Shakespeare's Tragedies: All That Matters, Michael Scott explores and explains the secrets that have made Shakespeare's tragedies so enduring that they continue to be performed, watched and studied by millions of people every year. Professor Scott concentrates on the four great tragedies - Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and Macbeth - and builds an argument based around Shakespeare's use of language to prompt the audience's imagination and thought. This original little book, and its companion volume, Shakespeare's Comedies, will help you understand each of the plays in the context of its oeuvre and the changing concept of Shakespearean tragedy across the centuries. Appealing to both students and general readers, this book gives a fascinating introduction to Shakespeare's tragedies - and what matters most about them.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PR 2983 S428s 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000121662

Originally published: London : Hodder and Stoughton, 2015.

Introduction: Shakespeare and tragedy -- Hamlet: 1600-1 -- King Lear: 1605-6 -- Macbeth: 1606? -- Othello: 1604 -- Conclusion: language and soliloquy.

In Shakespeare's Tragedies: All That Matters, Michael Scott explores and explains the secrets that have made Shakespeare's tragedies so enduring that they continue to be performed, watched and studied by millions of people every year. Professor Scott concentrates on the four great tragedies - Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and Macbeth - and builds an argument based around Shakespeare's use of language to prompt the audience's imagination and thought. This original little book, and its companion volume, Shakespeare's Comedies, will help you understand each of the plays in the context of its oeuvre and the changing concept of Shakespearean tragedy across the centuries. Appealing to both students and general readers, this book gives a fascinating introduction to Shakespeare's tragedies - and what matters most about them.

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