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In these lectures I propose to consider the four principal tragedies of Shakespeare from a single point of view. Nothing will be said of Shakespeare’s place in the history either of English literature or of the drama in general. No attempt will be made to compare him with other writers. I shall leave untouched or merely glanced at questions regarding his life and character the development of his genius and art the genuineness sources texts inter-relations of his various works. Even what may be called in a restricted sense the ‘poetry’ of the four tragedies—the beauties of style diction versification—I shall pass by in silence. Our one object will be what again in a restricted sense may be called dramatic appreciation to increase our understanding and enjoyment of these works as dramas to learn to apprehend the action and some of the personages of each with a somewhat greater truth and intensity so that they may assume in our imaginations a shape a little less unlike the shape they wore in the imagination of their creator. For this end all those studies that were mentioned just now of literary history and the like are useful and even in various degrees necessary. But an overt pursuit of them is not necessary here nor is any one of them so indispensable to our object as that close familiarity with the plays that native strength and justice of perception and that habit of reading with an eager mind which make many an unscholarly lover of Shakespeare a far better critic than many a Shakespeare scholar.
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Publisher - MJP Publishers
Language - English
Perfect Bound
Contributors
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A.C. BRADLEY
Published Date - 2023-04-19
ISBN - 9789387488960
Dimensions - 24.6 x 17 x 1.9 cm
Page Count - 342
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