| Description |
x, 267 pages ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
The wide scope of this enquiry, taking in all of Shakespeare's plays, and the thoroughness with which Van Laan has pursued his argument provide a coherent and illuminating perspective on two of the most intriguing qualities of Shakespeare's work as a whole: the sense of continuity and the sense of an underlying unity within such great variety. |
| Contents |
Identity and role -- Role-playing and dramatic structure -- Role-playing as theme -- The comic pattern -- The pattern of the histories -- Two plays about history -- The tragic pattern -- The internal dramatist -- Bibliography of related studies |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [253]-261 |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Critique et interpretation
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
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Role playing in literature.
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| LC no. |
78323968 |
| ISBN |
0802053564 |
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