Patterns in Shakespearian tragedy / Irving Ribner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ribner, Irving, author.

Series:

Routledge library editions. Shakespeare ; 7.

Routledge library editions. Shakespeare. Tragedies ; 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Shakespeare, William.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Exploring man's relation to his universe and the way in which it seeks to postulate a moral order, this title identifies Shakespeare's development of this concept and the ways in which he presented it as a growth in moral vision.

First published in 1960. Patterns in Shakespearian Tragedy is an exploration of man's relation to his universe and the way in which it seeks to postulate a moral order. Shakespeare's development is treated accordingly as a growth in moral vision. His movement from play to play is carefully explored, and in the treatment of each tragedy the emphasis is on the manner in which its central moral theme shapes the various elements of drama First published in 1960. Patterns in Shakespearian Tragedy is an exploration of man's relation to his universe and the way in which it seeks to postulate a moral order. Shakespeare's development is treated accordingly as a growth in moral vision. His movement from play to play is carefully explored, and in the treatment of each tragedy the emphasis is on the manner in which its central moral theme shapes the various elements of drama

Contents:

1. Introduction2. Senecan Beginnings: Titus Andronicus, Richard III, Romeo and Juliet3. Historical Tragedy: King John, Richard II, Julius Caesar4. The Pattern of Growth: Hamlet5. The Pattern of Moral Choice: Othello6. The Pattern of Regeneration: King Lear7. The Operation of Evil: Timon of Athens and MacbethThe Final Paradox: Antony and Cleopatra and Coriolanus

Notes:

First published in 1960 by Methuen and Co Limited.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

ISBN:

1-136-56888-3

0-415-75900-5

1-315-01866-7

1-136-56881-6

9781315018669

OCLC:

870590390