Author: Ben Jonson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bookbinding
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Catiline His Conspiracy
Author: Ben Jonson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bookbinding
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bookbinding
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Pictures from Roman Life and Story
Author: Alfred John Church
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rome
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rome
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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A Companion to Renaissance Drama
Author: Arthur F. Kinney
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470998911
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
This expansive, inter-disciplinary guide to Renaissance plays and the world they played to gives readers a colorful overview of England's great dramatic age. Provides an expansive and inter-disciplinary approach to Renaissance plays and the world they played to. Offers a colourful and comprehensive overview of the material conditions of England's most important dramatic period. Gives readers facts and data along with up-to-date interpretation of the plays. Looks at the drama in terms of its cultural agency, its collaborative nature, and its ideological complexity.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470998911
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
This expansive, inter-disciplinary guide to Renaissance plays and the world they played to gives readers a colorful overview of England's great dramatic age. Provides an expansive and inter-disciplinary approach to Renaissance plays and the world they played to. Offers a colourful and comprehensive overview of the material conditions of England's most important dramatic period. Gives readers facts and data along with up-to-date interpretation of the plays. Looks at the drama in terms of its cultural agency, its collaborative nature, and its ideological complexity.
Tragedy in Transition
Author: Sarah Annes Brown
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470691301
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Tragedy in Transition is an innovative and exciting introduction to the theory and practice of tragedy. Looks at a broad range of topics in the field of tragedy in literature, from ancient to contemporary times Explores the links between writers from different times and cultures Focuses on the reception of classical texts in subsequent literatures, and discusses their treatment in a range of media Surveys the lasting influence of the most resonant narratives in tragedy Contemplates exciting and unexpected combinations of text and topic among them the relationship between tragedy and childhood, science fiction, and the role of the gods
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470691301
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Tragedy in Transition is an innovative and exciting introduction to the theory and practice of tragedy. Looks at a broad range of topics in the field of tragedy in literature, from ancient to contemporary times Explores the links between writers from different times and cultures Focuses on the reception of classical texts in subsequent literatures, and discusses their treatment in a range of media Surveys the lasting influence of the most resonant narratives in tragedy Contemplates exciting and unexpected combinations of text and topic among them the relationship between tragedy and childhood, science fiction, and the role of the gods
Tragedies of the English Renaissance
Author: Goran Stanivukovic
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 1474419585
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
A survey of modern cinematic and televisual responses to the concept of the golden age
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 1474419585
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
A survey of modern cinematic and televisual responses to the concept of the golden age
The genres of Renaissance tragedy
Author: Daniel Cadman
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526138271
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
These twelve new essays show the variety and versatility of Renaissance tragedy and highlight the issues it explores. Each chapter defines a particular kind of Renaissance tragedy and offers new research on a particularly striking example. Collectively the essays offer a critical overview of Renaissance tragedy as a genre.
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526138271
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
These twelve new essays show the variety and versatility of Renaissance tragedy and highlight the issues it explores. Each chapter defines a particular kind of Renaissance tragedy and offers new research on a particularly striking example. Collectively the essays offer a critical overview of Renaissance tragedy as a genre.
The Works of Charles Lamb: Specimens of English dramatic poets
Author: Charles Lamb
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 438
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 438
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The Man, Shakespeare - And his Tragic Life Story
Author: Frank Harris
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1528789148
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
“The Man, Shakespeare - And his Tragic Life Story” is a 1909 work by Frank Harris that explores the character of Shakespeare by analysing that of his most notable characters. This fascinating volume offers a unique insight into the world-famous playwright, constituting a must-read for fans of Shakespeare's timeless work. Contents include: “Hamlet: Romeo—Jaques”, “Hamlet—Macbeth”, “Duke Vincentio—Posthumous”, “Shakespeare's Men Of Action: The Bastard, Arthur, And King Richard II”, “Shakespeare's Men Of Action (continued) Hot-Spur, Henry V., Richard III”, “Shakespeare's Men Of Action (Concluded): King Henry VI And Richard III”, “Shakespeare As Lyric Poet: “Twelfth Night”, etc. Frank Harris (1855–1931) was an Irish-American novelist, editor, journalist, publisher, and short story writer who had acquaintances with many famous people of his day. Other notable works by this author include: “Confessional” (1930), “The Yellow Ticket And Other Stories” (1914), and “Contemporary Portraits” (1915–1923). This classic work is being republished now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with an introductory biography of the author.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1528789148
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
“The Man, Shakespeare - And his Tragic Life Story” is a 1909 work by Frank Harris that explores the character of Shakespeare by analysing that of his most notable characters. This fascinating volume offers a unique insight into the world-famous playwright, constituting a must-read for fans of Shakespeare's timeless work. Contents include: “Hamlet: Romeo—Jaques”, “Hamlet—Macbeth”, “Duke Vincentio—Posthumous”, “Shakespeare's Men Of Action: The Bastard, Arthur, And King Richard II”, “Shakespeare's Men Of Action (continued) Hot-Spur, Henry V., Richard III”, “Shakespeare's Men Of Action (Concluded): King Henry VI And Richard III”, “Shakespeare As Lyric Poet: “Twelfth Night”, etc. Frank Harris (1855–1931) was an Irish-American novelist, editor, journalist, publisher, and short story writer who had acquaintances with many famous people of his day. Other notable works by this author include: “Confessional” (1930), “The Yellow Ticket And Other Stories” (1914), and “Contemporary Portraits” (1915–1923). This classic work is being republished now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with an introductory biography of the author.
The Cambridge Companion to English Renaissance Tragedy
Author: Emma Smith
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 113982547X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Featuring essays by major international scholars, this Companion combines analysis of themes crucial to Renaissance tragedy with the interpretation of canonical and frequently taught texts. Part I introduces key topics, such as religion, revenge, and the family, and discusses modern performance traditions on stage and screen. Bridging this section with Part II is a chapter which engages with Shakespeare. It tackles Shakespeare's generic distinctiveness and how our familiarity with Shakespearean tragedy affects our appreciation of the tragedies of his contemporaries. Individual essays in Part II introduce and contribute to important critical conversations about specific tragedies. Topics include The Revenger's Tragedy and the theatrics of original sin, Arden of Faversham and the preternatural, and The Duchess of Malfi and the erotics of literary form. Providing fresh readings of key texts, the Companion is an essential guide for all students of Renaissance tragedy.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 113982547X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Featuring essays by major international scholars, this Companion combines analysis of themes crucial to Renaissance tragedy with the interpretation of canonical and frequently taught texts. Part I introduces key topics, such as religion, revenge, and the family, and discusses modern performance traditions on stage and screen. Bridging this section with Part II is a chapter which engages with Shakespeare. It tackles Shakespeare's generic distinctiveness and how our familiarity with Shakespearean tragedy affects our appreciation of the tragedies of his contemporaries. Individual essays in Part II introduce and contribute to important critical conversations about specific tragedies. Topics include The Revenger's Tragedy and the theatrics of original sin, Arden of Faversham and the preternatural, and The Duchess of Malfi and the erotics of literary form. Providing fresh readings of key texts, the Companion is an essential guide for all students of Renaissance tragedy.
A History of English Dramatic Literature to the Death of Queen Anne
Author: Adolphus William Ward
Publisher: London : Macmillan and Company
ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
Publisher: London : Macmillan and Company
ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description