Author: Clifford Chalmers Huffman
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Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The Rape of Lucrece, Titus Andronicus, Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, and Coriolanus
Author: Clifford Chalmers Huffman
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Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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Publisher:
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Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
"The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus" by William Shakespeare is a gripping and intense drama that explores themes of revenge, betrayal, and the destructive consequences of violence. Set in ancient Rome, the play follows the tragic downfall of the noble general Titus Andronicus and his family as they become embroiled in a cycle of vengeance and bloodshed. At the heart of the story is the brutal conflict between Titus Andronicus and Tamora, Queen of the Goths, whose sons are executed by Titus as retribution for their crimes. In retaliation, Tamora and her lover, Aaron the Moor, orchestrate a series of heinous acts of revenge against Titus and his family, plunging them into a spiral of madness and despair. As the body count rises and the atrocities escalate, Titus is consumed by grief and rage, leading to a climactic showdown that culminates in a shocking and tragic conclusion. Along the way, Shakespeare explores themes of honor, justice, and the nature of humanity, offering a searing indictment of the cycle of violence and the capacity for cruelty that lies within us all.
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
"The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus" by William Shakespeare is a gripping and intense drama that explores themes of revenge, betrayal, and the destructive consequences of violence. Set in ancient Rome, the play follows the tragic downfall of the noble general Titus Andronicus and his family as they become embroiled in a cycle of vengeance and bloodshed. At the heart of the story is the brutal conflict between Titus Andronicus and Tamora, Queen of the Goths, whose sons are executed by Titus as retribution for their crimes. In retaliation, Tamora and her lover, Aaron the Moor, orchestrate a series of heinous acts of revenge against Titus and his family, plunging them into a spiral of madness and despair. As the body count rises and the atrocities escalate, Titus is consumed by grief and rage, leading to a climactic showdown that culminates in a shocking and tragic conclusion. Along the way, Shakespeare explores themes of honor, justice, and the nature of humanity, offering a searing indictment of the cycle of violence and the capacity for cruelty that lies within us all.
Julius Caesar. Antony and Cleopatra. Timon of Athens. Titus Andronicus
Author: William Shakespeare
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
William Shakespeare
Author: Terence John Bew Spencer
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Tragedies and poems: Troilus and Cressida. Coriolanus. Titus Andronicus. Romeo and Juliet. Timon of Athens. Julius Caesar. Macbeth. Hamlet. King Lear. Othello. Antony and Cleopatra. Cymbeline. Pericles. Venus and Adonis. Rape of Lucrece. Lover's complaint. Passionate pilgrim. Sonnets
Author: William Shakespeare
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Languages : en
Pages : 898
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Languages : en
Pages : 898
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Julius Caesar. Antony and Cleopatra. Timon of Athens. Titus Andronicus
Author: William Shakespeare
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Languages : en
Pages : 344
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Plato's Republic and Shakespeare's Rome
Author: Barbara L. Parker
Publisher: University of Delaware Press
ISBN: 9780874138610
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
This study contends that Plato's theory of constitutional decline provides the philosophical core of Shakespeare's Roman works; that Lucrece, Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, and Antony and Cleopatra form a "Platonic" tetralogy collectively spanning the stages of timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, and tyrrany; that this decline is prefigured and encapsulated in Titus Andronicus; and that all five works are oblique commentaries on England's political milieu. --book jacket.
Publisher: University of Delaware Press
ISBN: 9780874138610
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
This study contends that Plato's theory of constitutional decline provides the philosophical core of Shakespeare's Roman works; that Lucrece, Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, and Antony and Cleopatra form a "Platonic" tetralogy collectively spanning the stages of timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, and tyrrany; that this decline is prefigured and encapsulated in Titus Andronicus; and that all five works are oblique commentaries on England's political milieu. --book jacket.
Julius Caesar. Antony and Cleopatra
Author: William Shakespeare
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Languages : en
Pages : 306
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Languages : en
Pages : 306
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Julius Caesar. Antony and Cleopatra. Cymbeline. Titus Andronicus. Pericles
Author: William Shakespeare
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Languages : en
Pages : 534
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, and the Nature of Fame
Author: Robert A Logan
Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
ISBN: 1580443206
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, and the Nature of Fame is a characterological study offering new perspectives on Antony and Cleopatra, the most ambiguous of Shakespeare's plays. It also offers new insights about the origins and nature of Shakespeare's imperishable fame. Wide-ranging in its concerns, this monograph promises to make an essential difference in the way scholars view characterizations, fame, Shakespeare's reputation, and the eminence of the celebrated figures of the play.
Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
ISBN: 1580443206
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, and the Nature of Fame is a characterological study offering new perspectives on Antony and Cleopatra, the most ambiguous of Shakespeare's plays. It also offers new insights about the origins and nature of Shakespeare's imperishable fame. Wide-ranging in its concerns, this monograph promises to make an essential difference in the way scholars view characterizations, fame, Shakespeare's reputation, and the eminence of the celebrated figures of the play.