LEADER 04215oam 2200601 a 450 001 9910971109303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9798400697357 010 $a9780313000294 010 $a0313000298 024 7 $a10.5040/9798400697357 035 $a(CKB)111056485489454 035 $a(OCoLC)608179289 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10017904 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000222699 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11208633 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000222699 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10170319 035 $a(PQKB)10243368 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3000575 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10017904 035 $a(OCoLC)50175367 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3000575 035 $a(OCoLC)43403474 035 $a(DLC)BP9798400697357BC 035 $a(Perlego)4202128 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056485489454 100 $a20000128e20012024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe plays of Shakespeare $ea thematic guide /$fVictor L. Cahn 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWestport, Conn. :$cGreenwood Press,$d2001. 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2024 215 $a1 online resource (376 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780313309816 311 08$a0313309817 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 347-348) and index. 327 $aCover -- THE PLAYS OF SHAKESPEARE -- Contents -- Introduction -- Acting -- Appearance versus Reality -- Clerics -- Commoners -- Cynicism -- Divine Right -- Fate -- Fathers and Daughters -- Fidelity -- Fools -- Forgiveness -- Gender -- Generations -- Honor -- Innocence -- Intoxication -- Justice -- Language -- Love and Romance -- Machiavels -- Madness -- Male Friendship -- Marriage -- Money -- Mortality -- Nationalistic Pride and Prejudice -- Nature -- Order -- Politics -- Power -- Reason versus Passion -- Revenge -- Supernatural Phenomena -- The Tragic Flaw -- War -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- BIOGRAPHIES -- THEATRICAL AND INTELLECTUAL BACKGROUND -- GENERAL STUDIES -- THE TRAGEDIES -- THE HISTORIES -- THE COMEDIES -- THE ROMANCES -- Index -- About the Author. 330 8 $aTouching viewers and readers with his presentation of social, moral, and political issues, Shakespeare holds ageless and unequaled appeal primarily because of the universal themes at the heart of his dramatic works. Shakespeare scholar Victor Cahn takes a unique approach to exploring the plays by identifying and explicating the themes that recur throughout the canon. Written in lively language, each of the 35 essays explores a core theme or topic and discusses its implications in several key plays in which it figures prominently. This user-friendly guide not only allows readers to better understand the significance of concepts such as power, politics, marriage or money; the organization by theme also helps users to compare and contrast these important topics across relevant plays. Cahn draws vivid connections between related works of Shakespeare, but just as importantly, enlightens readers as to the pertinence of these themes in contemporary life. While this thematic guide examines all of Shakespeare's plays, particular attention is devoted to those works most often read by students; the tragedies such as Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, and Macbeth, the comedies including A Midsummer Night's Dream and Merchant of Venice, as well as the historical plays like Richard II, and the romantic works such as The Tempest. Students who wish to investigate a particular play in greater depth can refer to this book's title index to identify all citations of that work. This valuable literary resource serves myriad uses, enabling students to trace the thread of a theme, to compare its treatment in several plays, and to understand better a play, its characters, plot and language, by examining Shakespeare's central themes. 676 $a822.3/3 700 $aCahn$b Victor L$0687261 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910971109303321 996 $aThe plays of Shakespeare$94340216 997 $aUNINA