Isbn: 9780976704232 - Shakespeare's Theater of Likeness (15 results)

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The word 'like' occurs some 2,400 times in the writingsascribed to Shakespeare. So many occurrences of the wordsuggest that Shakespeare's is a theater of likeness, 'as youlike it.' This book demonstrates that part of the enduringvalue of Shakespeare's art is his poetry of likeness here, inthe 'land of unlikeness,' where human beings invent theirlikenesses. It shows that Shakespeare's theater is also Shakespeare's theory of the psychology of likeness and unlikenessin the human striving for the most elusive (and allusive) ofall attainments, an individual identity.'This is an extraordinary book, an examination like no otherof Shakespeare's plays, a brilliant study . . . that will helpshape for the next generation the way the world reads Shakespeare. It is long, dense, exciting, and exact. . . . But thoseto whom this method is congenial will treasure this work andwill come to a new understanding of where Shakespeare'sgreat power resides.' Mark Taylor, Professor of English, Manhattan College.'Professor Shoaf has picked up on Shakespeare's use of theword 'like' with its interesting ambiguities. . . . I can imaginethis book being cited by Shakespeare critics and scholars inall kinds of contexts for years and years. . . . This book lookslike a winner.' - Norman N. Holland, Marston-Milbauer Professor of EnglishUniversity of Florida.I find this book to be a valuable and useful contribution tothe understanding of Shakespeare. It is original and stimulating.'- Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of HumanitiesYale University.…

Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. &Uumlber den AutorrnrnR. Allen Shoaf, Alumni Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Florida, is the author of more than a dozen books and nearly 100 papers and reviews in literary studies, twice a holder of Fellowships of the Nation.…