King Lear and the gods / / William R. Elton

• Autore: Elton William R. <1921-2000, >
• Pubblicazione: Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1988; ©1988
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (386 p.)
• Disciplina: 822.3/3
• Soggetto topico: Christianity and literature - England - History - 17th century; Christian drama, English - History and criticism; Religion in literature; Gods in literature
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Bibliography: p. ix-x.; "King Lear studies, 1967-1987": p. 339-345.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on the Text; Part I; I. The Problem; II. Renaissance Concepts of Providence; III. Sidney's Arcadia: Four Attitudes to Providence; IV. From Leir to Lear; Part II; V. Prisca Theologia: Cordelia and Edgar; VI. Pagan Atheism: Goneril and Regan, Edmund; VII. Pagan Superstition: Gloucester; VIII. Deus Absconditus: Lear; Part III; IX. Double Plot; X. Minor Characters: Kent, Cornwall, Albany, the Fool; XI. Irony as Structure; XII. Conclusion; King Lear Studies: 1967-1987; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V ; WX; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: <P>Many critics hold that Shakespeare's <I>King Lear</I> is primarily a drama of meaningful suffering and redemption within a just universe ruled by providential higher powers. William Elton's <I>King Lear and the Gods</I> challenges the validity of this widespread optimistic view. Testing the prevailing view against the play's acknowledged sources, and analyzing the functions of the double plot, the characters, and the play's implicit ironies, Elton concludes that this standard interpretation constitutes a serious misreading of the tragedy.</P>
• Titolo autorizzato: "King Lear" and the gods
• ISBN: 0-8131-6005-7; 0-8131-6130-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787468003321
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