The development of Shakespeare's imagery

The development of Shakespeare's imagery

by Clemen, Wolfgang

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First published in 1951. The edition reprints the second, updated, edition, of 1977. When first published this book quickly established itself as the standard survey of Shakespeare's imagery considered as an integral part of the development of Shakespeare's dramatic art. By illustrating, through the use of examples the progressive stages of Shakespeare's use of imagery, and in relating it to the structure, style and subject matter of the plays, the book throws new light on the dramatist's creat…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :The development of Shakespeare's imagery / Wolfgang Clemen.

Summary

First published in 1951. The edition reprints the second, updated, edition, of 1977. When first published this book quickly established itself as the standard survey of Shakespeare's imagery considered as an integral part of the development of Shakespeare's dramatic art. By illustrating, through the use of examples the progressive stages of Shakespeare's use of imagery, and in relating it to the structure, style and subject matter of the plays, the book throws new light on the dramatist's creative genius. The second edition includes a new preface and an up-to-date bibliograph.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2005.
  • Edition:2nd ed. with a new preface by the author

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Routledge
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2005.

Notes

Publié à l'origine : London : Metheun & Co., 1977.

Édition précédente : 1951.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 ressource en ligne (xvii, 237 pages).

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781135032869, 1135032866
  • oclc:on1004001522
  • LC Classification:PR3072
  • Dewey Decimal:822.3/3

Table of Contents

Cover; THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHAKESPEARE'S IMAGERY; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR: LOOKING BACK OVER FORTY YEARS; I. INTRODUCTION; 2. IMAGERY IN THE HISTORY OF SHAKESPEARE CRITICISM; PART I THE DEVELOPMENT OF IMAGERY IN THE PLAYS OF SHAKESPEARE'S EARLY AND MIDDLE PERIOD; 3· Titus Andronicus; 4· THE EARLY COMEDIES; 5· Henry VI; 6. Richard III; 7· Richard II; 8. Romeo and Juliet; 9· LANGUAGE AND IMAGERY IN SHAKESPEARE'S MIDDLE PERIOD; 10. THE DRAMATIC FUNCTION OF THE IMAGES IN PLAYS OF THE MIDDLE PERIOD.

PART II THE DEVELOPMENT OF IMAGERY IN SHAKESPEARE'S GREAT TRAGEDIES11. INTRODUCTORY; 12. Hamlet; 13· Othello; 14· King Lear; 15· Coriolanus; 16. Antony and Cleopatra; 17· Timon of Athens; PART III THE IMAGERY IN THE ""ROMANCES""; 18. INTRODUCTORY; 19. The Tempest; 20. The Winter's Tale; 21. Cymbeline; PART IV SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.

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