Considering the playwright and his work, the author theorizes that Shakespeare's elusive personality is a result of his supremacy as a dramatist--that he submerged his identity in his characters--and assesses evolving meanings of the plays and poems.
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Wells, who is director of the Shakespeare Institute in England and general editor of the "Oxford Shakespeare," shares his wealth of knowledge and experience in this study, which will appeal to anyone with an interest in Shakespeare's work. Wells examines what is known about Shakespeare's life and speculates about his personality but he emphasizes that Shakespeare had a unique ability to transcend his own identity and imagine himself into the roles of his characters. Wells sees Shakespeare above all as a man of the theater, and in the chronological survey of the plays and poems that constitutes the bulk of his book, Wells emphasizes the theatrical qualities, often citing examples from particular performance. Wells also shows how the meanings attached to the plays have evolved over the centuries and why they still appeal to us today: Shakespeare addresses fundamental human concerns, and, ultimately, what shines out of his work is compassion for his fellow human beings.
Bryan Aubrey, Fairfield, Ia.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Bryan Aubrey, Fairfield, Ia.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Shakespeare is all around us, as both a source of pleasure and an instrument of education. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
late plays Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
King Lear, Richard the Second, Henry the Fourth, Henry the Fifth, Richard the Third, First Folio, Midsummer Night's Dream, The Comedy of Errors, All's Well, Ends Well, Julius Caesar, The Winter's Tale, Henry the Sixth, Sir John, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, King John, Queen Elizabeth, Titus Andronicus, King Henry, Love's Labour's Lost, The Rape of Lucrece, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, King's Men, Lady Macbeth New!
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- Julius Caesar (Cliffs Complete) by William Shakespeare on page 174
- Much Ado About Nothing (Cliffs Notes) by Richard O. Peterson in Back Matter
- The Tragedy of King Lear (The New Cambridge Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare in Back Matter
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