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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452551103321

Autore

Vickers Brian

Titolo

The artistry of Shakespeare's prose / / Brian Vickers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

0-415-48910-5

1-315-01854-3

1-136-56545-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (465 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Shakespeare. Critical studies ; ; XXXIV

Disciplina

822.3/3

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1968.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.