Patterns in Shakespearian TragedyFirst published in 1960. Patterns in Shakespearian Tragedy is an exploration of man's relation to his universe and the way in which it seeks to postulate a moral order. Shakespeare's development is treated accordingly as a growth in moral vision. His movement from play to play is carefully explored, and in the treatment of each tragedy the emphasis is on the manner in which its central moral theme shapes the various elements of drama |
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... Natural Condition (Cambridge, Mass., 1956). These writers, however, have denied the kinship of the moral vision to the religious vision. William G. McCollom, Tragedy (New York, 1957), p. 8, holds also that 'tragedy presents a poetic ...
... Natural Condition (Cambridge, Mass., 1956). These writers, however, have denied the kinship of the moral vision to the religious vision. William G. McCollom, Tragedy (New York, 1957), p. 8, holds also that 'tragedy presents a poetic ...
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... Nature of Man (New York, 1949), pp. 1-20; J. F. Danby, Shakespeare's Doctrine of Nature: A Study of King Lear (London, 1949), pp. 20-53. 1 This has been recognized in the recent books by Introduction 7.
... Nature of Man (New York, 1949), pp. 1-20; J. F. Danby, Shakespeare's Doctrine of Nature: A Study of King Lear (London, 1949), pp. 20-53. 1 This has been recognized in the recent books by Introduction 7.
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... nature of evil and thus attain a spiritual victory in spite of death. This does not mean that all of Shakespeare's tragic heroes attain salvation, for they do not, and it is not necessary that they should. Hamlet or Lear may undergo ...
... nature of evil and thus attain a spiritual victory in spite of death. This does not mean that all of Shakespeare's tragic heroes attain salvation, for they do not, and it is not necessary that they should. Hamlet or Lear may undergo ...
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Contents
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Titus Andronicus Richard III Romeo and Juliet | 14 |
King John Richard II Julius Caesar | 36 |
Hamlet | 65 |
Othello | 91 |
King Lear | 116 |
Timon of Athens and Macbeth | 137 |
Antony and Cleopatra and Coriolanus | 168 |
Index | 203 |
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