The artistry of Shakespeare's prose / Brian Vickers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vickers, Brian, author.

Series:

Routledge library editions. Shakespeare ; 34.

Routledge library editions. Shakespeare. Critical studies ; XXXIV

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Prose.

Shakespeare, William.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (465 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxon [England] : Routledge, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 1968. This re-issues the revised edition of 1979. <BR><BR><EM>The Artistry of Shakespeare's Prose</EM> is the first detailed study of the use of prose in the plays. It begins by defining the different dramatic and emotional functions which Shakespeare gave to prose and verse, and proceeds to analyse the recurrent stylistic devices used in his prose. The general and particular application of prose is then studied through all the plays, in roughly chronological order.

Contents:

Cover ; Half-title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; 1 Shakespeare's Use of Prose; 2 A Critical Method; 3 From Clown to Character; 4 The World of Falstaff; 5 Gay Comedy; 6 Two Tragic Heroes; 7 Serious Comedy; 8 Tragic Prose: Clowns, Villains, Madmen; 9 The Return of Comedy; Conclusion; Notes; Index

Notes:

First published in 1968.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 2, 2013).

ISBN:

1-136-56552-3

0-415-48910-5

1-315-01854-3

1-136-56545-0

9781315018546

OCLC:

870590395