Shakespeare's irrational endings[ele...
Margolies, David.

 

  • Shakespeare's irrational endings[electronic resource] :the problem plays /
  • 紀錄類型: 書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
    杜威分類號: 822.3/3
    書名/作者: Shakespeare's irrational endings : the problem plays // by David Margolies.
    作者: Margolies, David.
    出版者: New York : : Palgrave Macmillan,, 2012.
    面頁冊數: 1 online resource.
    標題: Tragicomedy - History and criticism.
    標題: DRAMA / Shakespeare
    標題: LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare
    ISBN: 9781137031044 (electronic bk.)
    ISBN: 1137031042 (electronic bk.)
    書目註: Includes bibliographical references.
    內容註: Preface -- Introduction -- All's Well That Ends Well -- Much Ado about Nothing -- Measure for Measure -- The Merchant of Venice -- Troilus and Cressida -- Othello -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index -- --.
    摘要、提要註: Shakespeare's plays are too often analysed as if they existed in a vacuum. This book looks at the Problem Plays as designed to produce a response in the audience, and offers a vision of them quite different from conventional judgements. Extending the category from the traditional Troilus and Cressida, All's Well That Ends Well and Measure for Measure to include The Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing and Othello, the author closely examines the texts to argue that Shakespeare purposely disturbs his audience. The endings in particular reveal an intention to cause frustration by first creating expectations through the form and then contradicting them in the content. Thus, the marriages which seem to fulfil the expectations of a comedy's happy ending clash unresolvably with the audience's recognition of their doubts about the specific match. Shakespeare's cynicism feels surprisingly relevant today, while the plays' increasing skill and subtlety continue to offer real pleasure.
    電子資源: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137031044
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