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Shakespeare Three Problem Plays
Author | : Nicholas Marsh |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2017-04-11 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781403919175 |
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Written in 1602-4, between Hamlet and the other great tragedies, Shakespeare's three Problem Plays are so called because they do not fit easily into the other groups of plays. They are awkward dramas, full of unresolved controversies, which leave audiences and readers unsettled by contradictory responses. Nicholas Marsh uses close analysis of extracts from the plays to explore how Shakespeare maintains competing discourses within a single text. In the first part of his study, Marsh highlights the multiple interpretations these plays provoke and provides useful sections on methods of analysis to encourage readers to develop their views independently. The second part of the book discusses the Problem Plays in relation to the playwright's other works, and examines their cultural and historical contexts. A comparison of five modern critical views and helpful suggestions for further reading provide a bridge to continuing study. In this essential guide to a complex set of plays, Marsh does not seek to reconcile the thorny issues these dramas leave open: rather, he equips the reader with the necessary critical tools to fashion their own synthesis.
William Shakespeare
Author | : Richard Hillman |
Publsiher | : New York : Twayne Publishers ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : UOM:49015001479527 |
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Critical discussion of three Shakespeare plays, Troilus and Cressida, All's Well that Ends Well, and Measure for Measure, that defy attempts to classify them as either comedy, romance, tragedy, or satire.
The Problem Plays of Shakespeare
Author | : Ernest Schanzer |
Publsiher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 041535305X |
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The opening chapter traces the history of the term 'problem plays' as applied to Shakespeare and defines it more clearly and precisely than has been done in the past. Julius Caesar, Measure for Measure, Antony and Cleopatra are then discussed in separate chapters, not only as problem plays but from various points of view: such matters as themes, structural pattern, character-problems, the play's relation to its sources as well as to other plays in the canon, are all touched upon.
The Moral Universe of Shakespeare s Problem Plays
Author | : Vivian Thomas |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2021-03-30 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781000350104 |
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What is it that makes Shakespeare’s problem plays problematic? Many critics have sought for the underlying vision or message of these puzzling and disturbing dramas. Originally published in 1987, the key to Viv Thomas’s new synthesis of the plays is the idea of fracture and dissolution in the universe. From the collapse of ‘degree’ in Troilus and Cressida to the corruption at the heart of innocence in Measure for Measure, to the puzzling status of virtue and valour in All’s Well, the most obvious feature of these plays in their capacity to prompt new questions. In a detailed discussion of each play in turn, the author traces the dominant themes that both distinguish and unite them, and provides numerous insights into the sources, background, texture and morality of the plays.
Shakespeare Three Problem Plays
Author | : Nicholas Marsh |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2017-04-11 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781350317956 |
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Written in 1602-4, between Hamlet and the other great tragedies, Shakespeare's three Problem Plays are so called because they do not fit easily into the other groups of plays. They are awkward dramas, full of unresolved controversies, which leave audiences and readers unsettled by contradictory responses. Nicholas Marsh uses close analysis of extracts from the plays to explore how Shakespeare maintains competing discourses within a single text. In the first part of his study, Marsh highlights the multiple interpretations these plays provoke and provides useful sections on methods of analysis to encourage readers to develop their views independently. The second part of the book discusses the Problem Plays in relation to the playwright's other works, and examines their cultural and historical contexts. A comparison of five modern critical views and helpful suggestions for further reading provide a bridge to continuing study. In this essential guide to a complex set of plays, Marsh does not seek to reconcile the thorny issues these dramas leave open: rather, he equips the reader with the necessary critical tools to fashion their own synthesis.
Shakespeare s Problem Plays
Author | : William Shakespeare |
Publsiher | : Wilder Publications |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2013-09 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 1627554629 |
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Comedy and Tragedy-- Collected here in one binding are All's Well That Ends Well, Measure for Measure, and The History of Troilus and Cressida. Collectively they are known as Shakespeare's Problem Plays. While the first two are usually placed with the comedies and the later with the tragedies none of them fit neatly into either classification. Their structure, subject matter, and resolutions create problems for those who want simple classifications. The term was coined by critic F. S. Boas who believed that these plays each explored a moral dilemma and social problem through their main characters, giving the term a layered meaning. O, it is excellent To have a giant's strength; But it is tyrannous To use it like a giant.
Shakespeare s Problem Plays
Author | : Simon Barker |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2005-04-25 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781137208903 |
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This New Casebook offers a wide-ranging selection of contemporary critical readings of Shakespeare's three 'problem plays': All's Well that Ends Well, Measure for Measure and Trolius and Cressida. Together, they reflect the diversity of late twentieth-century theory and the controversy that continues to be generated by the plays, and discuss a variety of key issues. These include the meaning of the term 'problem play', the historical context and political and cultural significance of the plays, as well as issues of staging and theatre history. The volume also provides a helpful introduction which guides the reader through the critical approaches, terms and debates, as well as explanatory notes for each essay and a useful section on further reading.
Shakespeare s Problem Plays
Author | : Eustace Mandeville Wetenhall Tillyard |
Publsiher | : London : Chatto & Windus |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1950 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105005695320 |
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