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Art and Artifice in Shakespeare: A Study in Dramatic Contrast and Illusion
Originally published in 1933, this book by famed Shakespeare critic Elmer Edgar Stoll argues that Shakespeare's concern was more for plot and contrast than character. Stoll examines many of Shakespeare's plays, predominantly Othello, Macbeth, King Lear, and Hamlet, and compares their method to that of earlier Renaissance and medieval plays as well as more modern compositions. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Shakespearean psychology or in the history of the study of Shakespeare.
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Art and Artifice in Shakespeare: A Study in Dramatic Contrast and Illusion
Originally published in 1933, this book by famed Shakespeare critic Elmer Edgar Stoll argues that Shakespeare's concern was more for plot and contrast than character. Stoll examines many of Shakespeare's plays, predominantly Othello, Macbeth, King Lear, and Hamlet, and compares their method to that of earlier Renaissance and medieval plays as well as more modern compositions. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Shakespearean psychology or in the history of the study of Shakespeare.
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Art and Artifice in Shakespeare: A Study in Dramatic Contrast and Illusion

Art and Artifice in Shakespeare: A Study in Dramatic Contrast and Illusion

by Elmer Edgar Stoll
Art and Artifice in Shakespeare: A Study in Dramatic Contrast and Illusion

Art and Artifice in Shakespeare: A Study in Dramatic Contrast and Illusion

by Elmer Edgar Stoll

Overview

Originally published in 1933, this book by famed Shakespeare critic Elmer Edgar Stoll argues that Shakespeare's concern was more for plot and contrast than character. Stoll examines many of Shakespeare's plays, predominantly Othello, Macbeth, King Lear, and Hamlet, and compares their method to that of earlier Renaissance and medieval plays as well as more modern compositions. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Shakespearean psychology or in the history of the study of Shakespeare.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781107619364
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 08/01/2013
Pages: 196
Product dimensions: 5.08(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.43(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; Dogmata critica; 1. The present undertaking; 2. Othello; 3. Parallels to this artificial but effective contrast, ancient, medieval, and modern, in the drama, the epic, and the novel; 4. Macbeth; 5. Hamlet; 6. King Lear; 7. Other tragedies; 8. Comedy; 9. Comedy and tragedy considered together; 10. Conclusion; Appendix; Index.
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