Shakespeare's tragedies : a very short introduction / Stanley Wells.
- 作者： Wells, Stanley, 1930-.
- 其他題名：
- Very short introductions ;
- 出版： Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press 2017.
- 叢書名： Very short introductions ;522
- 主題： Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Tragedies. , Tragedy.
- 版本：1st ed.
- ISBN： 9780198785293 (pbk.): NT300
- 一般註：Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-126), filmography (pages 127-128), and index Tragedies on the stages of Shakespeare's time -- Titus Andronicus -- Romeo and Juliet -- Julius Caesar -- Hamlet -- Othello -- Macbeth -- King Lear -- Timon of Athens -- Antony and Cleopatra -- Coriolanus
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- 系統號： 000263378 | 機讀編目格式
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Tragedy, including grief, pain and suffering, is a common theme in Shakespeare's plays, often leading to the death of at least one character, if not several. Yet such themes can also be found in Shake
摘要註
Tragedy, including grief, pain, and suffering, is a commontheme in Shakespeare's plays, often leading to the death of at least one character, if not several. Yet such themescan also be found in Shakespearian plays which are classedas comedies, or histories. What is it which makes a Shakespearian tragedy, and what dramatic themes and conventions did the bard draw upon when writing them? In this Very Short Introduction Stanley Wells considers what is meant by the word 'tragedy', and discusses nine of Shakespeare's iconic tragic plays. He explores how the early definitions and theoretical discussions of the concept of tragedy in Shakespeare's time would have influenced these plays, along with the literary influence of Seneca. Wells also considers Shakespeare's uses of the word 'tragedy' itself, analysing whether he had any overall concept of the genre in relation to the drama, andlooking at the ways in which the theatrical conventions ofhis time shaped his plays, such as the use of boy players in women's roles and the physical structures of the playhouses. Offering a critical analysis of each of the nine plays in turn, Wells concludes by discussing why tragedy is regarded as fit subject for entertainment, and what it is about tragic plays that audiences find so enjoyable