Shakespeare and violence / R.A. Foakes.
Shakespeare and violence / R.A. Foakes.
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Publisher
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Date
2003.
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Y822.33/304
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 224 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction: 'Exterminate all the brutes' -- 2. Shakespeare's culture of violence -- 3. Shakespeare and the display of violence -- 4. Plays and movies: Richard III and Romeo and Juliet -- 5. Shakespeare on war: King John to Henry V -- 6. Violence, Renaissance tragedy, and Hamlet -- 7. The centra...
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Publisher
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2003.
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Summary
Shakespeare's last plays present a world in which human violence appears analogous to violence in the natural world, and both kinds of violence are shown as aspects of a world subject to chance and accident. This book is the first to examine the development of Shakespeare's representations of violence and to explain their importance in shaping his...
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Shakespeare and violence / R.A. Foakes.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Y822.33/304
Record Identifier
74VvybvPLX43
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvybvPLX43
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ISBN
052182043X (cased)
052182043X
9780521527439 (pb.)
0521527430 (pb.)
052182043X(cased) :
9780521527439(pbk.) :
0521527430(pbk.) :
052182043X (cased) :
9780521527439 (pbk.) :
0521527430 (pbk.) :
9780521527439 (pbk.)
0521527430 (pbk.)
DDC
822.33
MMS ID
991016220299702626
