Innocent victims : poetic injustice in Shakespearean tragedy / R.S. White.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

White, R. S., 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Victims in literature.

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

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Characters.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Athlone Press, 1986.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a revised version of the book which was privately published by the author in 1982. At the time, the book was widely welcomed by Shakespearean scholars as a trenchant, scholarly and highly original contribution to the field of Shakespearean studies. The book's argument is that a full response to Shakespearean tragedy has to take account of the fate of the victims as well as of the tragic heroes and this thesis is illustrated and developed by a consideration of Lavinia, Lucrece and the children in Richard III, Macbeth and King John; and to the thee principal Shakespearean tragic victims,

Contents:

Contents; Preface to second edition; I: Fore Thoughts; II: Innocent Victims; III: Lavinia; IV: Lucrece; V: Children; VI: Ophelia; VII: Desdemona; VIII: Cordelia; IX: After Thoughts; Appendix: Critics and Victims; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611783471

9781281783479

1281783471

9780567618498

0567618498

OCLC:

320325043