Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, and the Nature of Fame
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2018
Medieval Institute Publications (Verlag)
978-1-58044-319-7 (ISBN)
Medieval Institute Publications (Verlag)
978-1-58044-319-7 (ISBN)
Characterological study offering new perspectives on Antony and Cleopatra, the most ambiguous of Shakespeare's plays. Wide-ranging in its concerns, this monograph promises to make an essential difference in the way scholars view characterizations, fame, Shakespeare's reputation, and the eminence of the celebrated figures of the play.
Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, and the Nature of Fame is a characterological study offering new perspectives on Antony and Cleopatra, the most ambiguous of Shakespeare's plays. It also offers new insights about the origins and nature of Shakespeare's imperishable fame. Wide-ranging in its concerns, this monograph promises to make an essential difference in the way scholars view characterizations, fame, Shakespeare's reputation, and the eminence of the celebrated figures of the play.
Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, and the Nature of Fame is a characterological study offering new perspectives on Antony and Cleopatra, the most ambiguous of Shakespeare's plays. It also offers new insights about the origins and nature of Shakespeare's imperishable fame. Wide-ranging in its concerns, this monograph promises to make an essential difference in the way scholars view characterizations, fame, Shakespeare's reputation, and the eminence of the celebrated figures of the play.
Robert Logan is a University of Hartford emeritus professor of English and former chair of the Department of English and Modern Languages. His book Shakespeare's Marlowe won the 2009 Roma Gill Award.
1. Introduction: Viewing Shakespeare's Kinetic Characterizations
2. Antony and Cleopatra in Seventeenth-Century Contexts
3. "Immortal Longings": Shakespeare's Perspective on Fame
4. Standards of Measure in Antony and Cleopatra
5. "The Varying Shore": Changing Perceptions, Sustaining Illustriousness
6. "A Pair So Famous": Achieving Permanent Renown
7. Shakespeare's Imperishable Fame
Bibliography and Further Reading
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 12.09.2018 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Research in Medieval and Early Modern Culture |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 470 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturgeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-58044-319-2 / 1580443192 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-58044-319-7 / 9781580443197 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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