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Named Person: | William (1564-1616) Shakespeare |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Paul A Cantor |
ISBN: | 0521840031 9780521840033 052154937X 9780521549370 |
OCLC Number: | 1004767264 |
Description: | 1 v. (XI-101 p.) ; 21 cm |
Contents: | Chronology; Part I. Hamlet and the Renaissance: 1. The Renaissance context; 2. Heroism in the Renaissance epic tradition; 3. Tragedy and Renaissance man; 4. The place of Hamlet in Shakespeare's career; Part II. The Tragedy of Hamlet: 5. The problem of Hamlet; 6. Hamlet and the revenge play tradition; 7. Hamlet and classical heroism; 8. Hamlet and Christianity; 9. Hamlet as tragic hero; 10. The end of Hamlet; Part III. Dramatic and Poetic Technique: 11. The drama of Hamlet; 12. The language of Hamlet; Part IV. The Heritage of Hamlet: 13. Hamlet in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; 14. Hamlet in the nineteenth century; 15. The comic Hamlet; 16. Hamlet in the twentieth century; Works cited; Guide to further reading. |
Series Title: | Landmarks of world literature. |
Responsibility: | Paul A. Cantor. |
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'... provides a clear introduction to Hamlet ...' Cahiers Elisabethains
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