Eight tragedies of Shakespeare / Victor Kiernan ; introduction by Terry Eagleton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kiernan, V. G. (Victor Gordon), 1913-2009, author.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Plays--Selections.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Political and social views.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Political and social views.

Politics and literature--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Politics and literature.

Great Britain.

History.

Literature and society--England--History--17th century.

Literature and society.

England.

Political plays, English--History and criticism.

Political plays, English.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Knowledge and learning--Rome.

Social classes in literature.

Marxist criticism.

Criticism and interpretation.

Italy--Rome.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 296 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Zed Books Ltd., 2016.

Contents:

Part. I. Programmatic

Part. II. Introductory. 1. The Condition of England. 2. The Theatre. 3. Shakespeare and Tragedy. 4. The Tragic Road. 5. The Others

Part. III. The Plays. 1. Julius Caesar (1598-99). 2. Hamlet (1600-01). 3. Othello (1603-04). 4. King Lear (1605-06). 5. Macbeth (1606). 6. Timon of Athens (1606-08). 7. Antony and Cleopatra (1606-08). 8. Coriolanus (1608)

Part. IV. Tragic Themes. 1. The Hero. 2. Villains and Revengers. 3. Man and Superman. 4. War. 5. Political Shadows. 6. Women and Men. 7. Religion and Philosophy. 8. Endings and Beginnings.

Notes:

"Original edition published by Verso Books in 1996."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-282) and index.

ISBN:

9781783606887

1783606886

9781783607358

1783607351

OCLC:

945368203