The Shakespearean Inside: A Study of the Complete Soliloquies and Solo Asides

by Marcus Nordlund

Overview

The first comprehensive and fully systematic study of all soliloquies and solo asides in Shakespeare's plays The Shakespearean Inside is a study of all soliloquies and solo asides (dubbed "insides" for short) in Shakespeare's complete plays. The first step in the research process was the creation of the Shakespearean Inside Database (SID) where these speeches were annotated according to variables of genuine literary interest (such as act, dramatic subgenre, probable time of composition, dramatic speech acts, selected figures of speech, and character attributes such as gender and class). Such comprehensive and detailed data makes it possible to generalize dependably about Shakespeare's authorial habits, and, by extension, to identify situations where the author departs in interesting ways from his habitual practices. The monograph uses these broad patterns and significant exceptions as a backdrop for fresh interpretations of various Shakespeare plays (from early works such as The Taming of the Shrew and The Two Gentlemen of Verona to mature tragedies like Hamlet and late plays like The Tempest and The Two Noble Kinsmen ). Key Features A unique combination of digital annotation and traditional interpretive practices offering fresh insights into Shakespeare's soliloquies and solo asides Based on a new type of data that allows for dependable and transparent generalisations about Shakespeare's habitual practices, and significant departures from these practices, over time and across subgenres Sheds new light on a number of Shakespeare plays, from early comedies to mature tragedies and late romances

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781474431637
Publisher:	Edinburgh University Press
Publication date:	02/22/2018
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Marcus Nordlund is a Reader in English Literature at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. He specialises mainly in Shakespeare and English Renaissance literature. His previous publications include The Dark Lantern: A Historical Study of Sight in Shakespeare, Webster and Middleton (1999) and Shakespeare and the Nature of Love: Literature, Culture, Evolution (2007).

Table of Contents

Introduction;
1. Direction;
2. Divergence;
3. Dialogue;
4. Distribution;
Appendix 1: General Coding Principles;
Appendix 2: Coding Sheet;
Appendix 3: Definitions and Explanations of Nodes;
Works Cited.

What People are Saying About This

This is a groundbreaking book in understanding Shakespeare's repeated use of various soliloquies and asides that may or may not rely on audience response or cooperation. Marcus Nordlund lets us see well-known plays and characters in a new light. Who has paused to realize that Kate in Shrew and Bertram in All's Well have no interiority? This new application of computerised data continually tells us things limited human awareness does not observe.

Arthur F. Kinney

This is a groundbreaking book in understanding Shakespeare's repeated use of various soliloquies and asides that may or may not rely on audience response or cooperation. Marcus Nordlund lets us see well-known plays and characters in a new light. Who has paused to realize that Kate in Shrew and Bertram in All's Well have no interiority? This new application of computerised data continually tells us things limited human awareness does not observe.

Editorial Reviews

This is a groundbreaking book in understanding Shakespeare's repeated use of various soliloquies and asides that may or may not rely on audience response or cooperation. Marcus Nordlund lets us see well-known plays and characters in a new light. Who has paused to realize that Kate in Shrew and Bertram in All's Well have no interiority? This new application of computerised data continually tells us things limited human awareness does not observe.

Arthur F. Kinney