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Art and Artifice in Shakespeare

Art and Artifice in Shakespeare

Art and Artifice in Shakespeare

A Study in Dramatic Contrast and Illusion
Elmer Edgar Stoll
August 2013
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9781107619364
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    Originally published in 1933, this book by famed Shakespeare critic Elmer Edgar Stoll argues that Shakespeare's concern was more for plot and contrast than character. Stoll examines many of Shakespeare's plays, predominantly Othello, Macbeth, King Lear, and Hamlet, and compares their method to that of earlier Renaissance and medieval plays as well as more modern compositions. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Shakespearean psychology or in the history of the study of Shakespeare.

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    August 2013
    Paperback
    9781107619364
    196 pages
    198 × 129 × 11 mm
    0.2kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Preface
    • Dogmata critica
    • 1. The present undertaking
    • 2. Othello
    • 3. Parallels to this artificial but effective contrast, ancient, medieval, and modern, in the drama, the epic, and the novel
    • 4. Macbeth
    • 5. Hamlet
    • 6. King Lear
    • 7. Other tragedies
    • 8. Comedy
    • 9. Comedy and tragedy considered together
    • 10. Conclusion
    • Appendix
    • Index.
      Author
    • Elmer Edgar Stoll