Shakespeare's Problem Plays e-bog
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The Problem Plays-Hamlet, Troilus and Cressida, All's Well That Ends Well and Measure for Measure-form a group distinguished by such common factors as a preoccupation with religious dogma and the problem of evil; an interest in human nature as it is, rather than with its latent capacities; and a strong contrast between the outlook of youth and age. Dr. Tillyard discusses these factors before tr...
E-bog
209,76 DKK
Forlag
University of Toronto Press
Udgivet
15 december 1950
Længde
168 sider
Genrer
1DBK
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781487574734
The Problem Plays-Hamlet, Troilus and Cressida, All's Well That Ends Well and Measure for Measure-form a group distinguished by such common factors as a preoccupation with religious dogma and the problem of evil; an interest in human nature as it is, rather than with its latent capacities; and a strong contrast between the outlook of youth and age. Dr. Tillyard discusses these factors before tracing their effect in the individual plays, so that his study not only illumines each piece but also its neighbours. He thus succeeds in bringing these apparently disparate works into sharp focus, and establishes between them a mutually enlightening relationship.