About this title: This book surveys the most pervasive of Shakespeare's themes, among them love, war, illusion, statecraft, heroism, the supernatural, and the comic. In chapters devoted to each, Mr. Fallon explains how these patterns of meaning were viewed in Shakespeare's time, what history the poet draws upon in presenting them on the stage, and how he suggests them through his pageant of men and women engaged in the business of living.
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Description: Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2002. xviii+268 pp. Hardback. Index of characters. Index. Near Fine half cloth in Near Fine dust jacket. Minor edgewear to dj. ISBN: 1566634571 An invaluable companion to the living issues of Shakespeare's plays. Sets aside academic jargon and the machinery of scholarship, writing for intelligent playgoers seeking to enhance their enjoyment of a performance; for the casual reader, this is an absorbing book of explanations and interpretations. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: IVAN R DEE INC
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9781566634571ISBN:1566634571
Description: New. This book surveys the most pervasive of Shakespeare's themes, among them love, war, illusion, statecraft, heroism, the supernatural, and the comic. In chapters devoted to each, Mr. Fallon explains how these patterns of meaning were viewed in Shakespe... read more
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