Shakespeare at Work

ISBN-13: 9780198186885 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 292 str.

John Jones

Opis

Why did Shakespeare revise his plays? In a brilliant and pioneering analysis, the distinguished critic John Jones explores the critical and dramatic significance of Shakespeare's revisions. Analyzing such plays as Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Troilus and Cressida, he reveals the artistic impact of the revisions and their importance for our understanding of each play's moral and metaphysical foundations.

Recenzje

Much in this book is remarkable. By itself, Jones's treatment of the old debate about the relationships among the earliest editions of Hamlet makes this book worth its price. I find the book filled with striking insights. Jones's work is productive, engaging, and lucid.