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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453713303321

Autore

Frye Roland Mushat

Titolo

Shakespeare : the art of the dramatist / / Roland Mushat Frye

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-136-56160-9

0-415-75895-5

1-315-01840-3

1-136-56153-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (504 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Shakespeare. Critical studies ; ; XVIII

Disciplina

286

Soggetti

Drama - Technique

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1982.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

part I. Life and work -- part II. Types of plays -- part III. Structure -- part Ivolume Style -- part volume Characterization.

Sommario/riassunto

This edition first published in 1982. Previous edition published in 1972 by Houghton Mifflin.<BR> <BR> Outlining methods and techniques for reading Shakespeare's plays, Roland Frye explores and develops a comprehensive understanding of Shakespeare's drama, focussing on the topics which must be kept in mind: the formative influence of the particular genre chosen for telling a story, the way in which the story is narrated and dramatized, the styles used to convey action, character and mood, and the manner in which Shakespeare has constructed his living characterizations. <BR> As well as covering