William Shakespeare: The TragediesSeries Editors: Kinley E. Roby, Northeastern University; Herbert Sussman, Northeastern University; Joseph Bartolomeo, University of Massachusetts; George Economou, University of Oklahoma; Arthur F. Kinney, University of Massachusetts. TWAYNES UNITED STATES AUTHORS, ENGLISH AUTHORS, and WORLD AUTHORS Series present concise critical introductions to great writers and their works. Devoted to critical interpretation and discussion of an authors work, each study takes account of major literary trends and important scholarly contributions and provides new critical insights with an original point of view. An Authors Series volume addresses readers ranging from advanced high school students to university professors. The book suggests to the informed reader new ways of considering a writers work. A reader new to the work under examination will, after reading the Authors Series, be compelled to turn to the originals, bringing to the reading a basic knowledge and fresh critical perspectives. Each volume features: a critical, interpretive study and explication of the authors works; a brief biography of the author; an accessible chronology outlining the life, work, and relevant historical background of the author; aids for further study -- complete notes and references, a selected annotated bibliography, and an index; and a readable style presented in a manageable length. |
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... better than laughter : for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better . The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning ; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth . " Whether the heart is indeed made better , or ...
... better dramatic touches in this tale of unrelieved gloom , Titus merely responds with a " Ha , ha , ha ! " ( 3.1.264 ) . The theme does indeed threaten to be absurd , showing man at the brink of meaningless torment . But Titus also asks ...
... his business as a dramatist better than most critics did . Highly readable , but often boldly speculative . A milestone by a respected crit- ic . Abernethy , M. I .: Christian and Heavenly Augustine , Selected Bibliography 157.