Beschreibung:
This guide helps students navigate A.C. Bradley's classic text, while providing an important commentary on the value of Bradley's approach and how it can be adapted to present-day interests. John Russell Brown highlights the advantages of understanding Bradley's methods and provides major insights for any student of Shakespeare.
Introduction PART ONE: PRACTICAL STUDY AND CRITICISM Verbal and Physical Imagery Subtextual Meanings, Tensions and Sensations Action, Narrative and Plot Characters The Hero Contexts Bradley's Scepticism and Search for a 'Tragic Vision' PART TWO: FROM SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY AND LATER LECTURES Hamlet Othello King Lear Macbeth Antony and Cleopatra Coriolanus Biographical Notes.