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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-101107624088
ISBN-139781107624085
eBay Product ID (ePID)167788594
Product Key Features
Number of Pages230 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameShakespeare's Prose
Publication Year2013
SubjectShakespeare, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism
AuthorMilton Crane
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight10.6 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal822.33
Table Of Content1. Shakespeare and dramatic prose; 2. English dramatic prose before Shakespeare; 3. Dramatic prose in later Elizabethan and Jacobean drama; 4. Shakespeare: the comedies; 5. Shakespeare: the tragedies; 6. Conclusion; Appendix 1. A note on the printing of prose and verse in Shakespeare; Appendix 2. J. Dover Wilson and the text of As You Like It; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
SynopsisShakespearean characters contrast prose and verse in a variety of ways that can be very revealing of certain aspects of their personalities. First published in 1951, this book assesses the use of prose in Shakespeare's plays and, in doing so, asks larger questions about the playwright's technique and aims., Shakespearean characters from Hamlet to Much Ado about Nothing contrast prose and verse in a variety of ways and for a variety of reasons that can be very revealing of certain aspects of their personalities. First published in 1951, this book assesses the use of prose in Shakespeare's plays and, in doing so, asks larger questions about the playwright's technique and aims. Crane's investigation will be of value to anyone with an interest in Shakespeare's methods and work.
LC Classification NumberPR3087
