TY - BOOK AU - Kiernan,Victor AU - Eagleton,Terry TI - Eight tragedies of Shakespeare SN - 9781783606887 (pbk) AV - PR 2983 K47e 1996 PY - 2016/// CY - London PB - Zed Books KW - Shakespeare, William, KW - Shakespeare, William, KW - Shakespeare, William KW - 1564-1616 KW - Tragedies KW - Political and social views KW - Politics and literature KW - Great Britain KW - History KW - 17th century N1 - "Original edition published by Verso Books in 1996."; Part. I. Programmatic -- Part. II. Introductory. 1. The Condition of England. 2. The Theatre. 3. Shakespeare and Tragedy. 4. The Tragic Road. 5. The Others -- Part. III. The Plays. 1. Julius Caesar (1598-99). 2. Hamlet (1600-01). 3. Othello (1603-04). 4. King Lear (1605-06). 5. Macbeth (1606). 6. Timon of Athens (1606-08). 7. Antony and Cleopatra (1606-08). 8. Coriolanus (1608) -- Part. IV. Tragic Themes. 1. The Hero. 2. Villains and Revengers. 3. Man and Superman. 4. War. 5. Political Shadows. 6. Women and Men. 7. Religion and Philosophy. 8. Endings and Beginnings N2 - Victor Kiernan provides a rich and insightful analysis of eight of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies, revealing how they were shaped by the social and political upheavals of his age ER -