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| Genre/Form: | Criticism, interpretation, etc Handbooks and manuals Study guides Handbooks, manuals, etc |
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| Named Person: | William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Victor L Cahn |
| ISBN: | 0275955222 9780275955229 |
| OCLC Number: | 33403208 |
| Description: | xix, 865 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents: | The Tragedies: Titus Andronicus -- Romeo and Juliet -- Julius Caesar -- Hamlet -- Othello -- King Lear -- Macbeth -- Antony and Cleopatra -- Coriolanus -- Timon of Athens -- The Histories: The First Tetralogy -- Henry VI, Part 1 -- Henry VI, Part 2 -- Henry VI, Part 3 -- Richard III -- King John -- The Second Tetralogy: Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1 -- Henry IV, Part 2 -- Henry V -- Henry VIII -- The Comedies: The Comedies of Errors -- The Taming of the Shrew -- The Two Gentlemen of Verona -- Love's Labor's Lost -- A Midsummer Night's Dream -- The Merchant of Venice -- The Merry Wives of Windsor -- Much Ado About Nothing -- As You Like It -- Twelfth Night -- Troilus and Cressida -- All's Well That Ends Well -- Measure for Measure -- The Romances: Pericles -- Cymbeline -- The Winter's Tale -- The Tempest -- Appendix 1: The Two Noble Kinsmen -- Appendix 2: The Royal Figures from the History Tetralogies -- Select Bibliography -- Character Index -- Index. |
| Responsibility: | Victor L. Cahn. |
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"A useful guide for the general reader, as well as high school and undergraduate students, to Shakespeare's 37 plays. After a brief introduction outlining Shakespeare's life and career, Cahn carefully guides the reader through each play in turn, from first scene to last, using a mixture of quotation, paraphrase, and critical comment. His style is accessible and unpretentious, and his insights into the 'psychological consistency' of Shakespeare's characters--the main focus of the commentary--are stimulating and sometimes provocative. The bibliographies at the end of each chapter, and at the end of the volume, provide a guide to further study for the nonspecialist."-Library Journal (on the first edition) "In his discussion of each play, Cahn, writing for a general (albeit intent) audience, bases his approach on the assumption that the fundamental appeal of Shakespeare's plays lies in the characters. He focuses on how the implications of the characters' actions and the nuances of their language contribute to the plays' impact.""-Reference & Research Book News (on the first edition) "Contending that the fundamental appeal of Shakespeare's work lies with his characters, Cahn systematically proceeds through a discussion of each play (within the traditional categories of tragedy, history, and romance) as if an audience were encountering that play for the first time. The chapters explain how the plays succeed as theater and how the subtleties of the characters' behavior and the nuances of their language contribute to the theatrical effect.... It is highly recommended for any general public library and for academic collections at all undergraduate levels."-Choice (on the first edition) ?In his discussion of each play, Cahn, writing for a general (albeit intent) audience, bases his approach on the assumption that the fundamental appeal of Shakespeare's plays lies in the characters. He focuses on how the implications of the characters' actions and the nuances of their language contribute to the plays' impact."?-Reference & Research Book News (on the first edition) ?Contending that the fundamental appeal of Shakespeare's work lies with his characters, Cahn systematically proceeds through a discussion of each play (within the traditional categories of tragedy, history, and romance) as if an audience were encountering that play for the first time. The chapters explain how the plays succeed as theater and how the subtleties of the characters' behavior and the nuances of their language contribute to the theatrical effect.... It is highly recommended for any general public library and for academic collections at all undergraduate levels.?-Choice (on the first edition) ?A useful guide for the general reader, as well as high school and undergraduate students, to Shakespeare's 37 plays. After a brief introduction outlining Shakespeare's life and career, Cahn carefully guides the reader through each play in turn, from first scene to last, using a mixture of quotation, paraphrase, and critical comment. His style is accessible and unpretentious, and his insights into the 'psychological consistency' of Shakespeare's characters--the main focus of the commentary--are stimulating and sometimes provocative. The bibliographies at the end of each chapter, and at the end of the volume, provide a guide to further study for the nonspecialist.?-Library Journal (on the first edition) Read more...
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- Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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- Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Examens -- Guides de l'étudiant.
- Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616
- Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Criticism and intepretation.
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