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Spirit, soul, and city : Shakespeare's Coriolanus / Jan H. Blits.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) PR2805 .B65 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blits, Jan H.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Coriolanus.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Coriolanus, Cnaeus Marcius--In literature.
- Coriolanus, Cnaeus Marcius.
- Generals in literature.
- Rome--In literature.
- Rome.
- Rome (Empire).
- Physical Description:
- ix, 243 pages ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Shakespeare's Coriolanus
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2006]
- Summary:
- Spirit, Soul, and City offers a new reading of Coriolanus, Shakespeare's most political play and the last of his great tragedies. Portraying the founding of the Roman republic and the life and soul of its legendary warrior, Coriolanus, the play brings to light not only the hidden working of Rome's mixed regime but also the inherent tragic tensions in the soul's spirited striving to go beyond its own limits in order to be true to itself. Distinguished scholar Jan II. Blits provides a fresh interpretation of this rich, complex, and often perplexing play, combining meticulous detail and insightful breadth. Proceeding line by line through the play, this book reaches its conclusions by closely examining Shakespeare's text-his plot, characters, language, structure, allusions, puzzles, and other devices.
- Contents:
- Act 1 11
- Act 2 70
- Act 3 115
- Act 4 156
- Act 5 193.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0739115413
- 0739115421
- OCLC:
- 64770886
- Publisher Number:
- 9780739115411
- 9780739115428
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