A Secret Book - Timothy Horan

A Secret Book

Free Will and Occult Prophecy in Shakespeare's History Plays

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
277 Seiten
2024
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6363-0 (ISBN)
58,60 inkl. MwSt
Despite being centuries old, Shakespeare’s plays have not yet ceased to be in the spotlight of literature. This text critically explores the famous supernatural elements found within Shakespeare’s plays - specifically in regard to the writer’s histories
This book critically explores the supernatural and prophetic elements residing within Shakespeare's ten plays of English history: King John, Richard II, Henry IV (Parts 1 and 2), Henry V, Henry VI (Parts I-3), Richard III, and Henry VIII. Treating each as a form of nonfiction, it analyzes these plays and their prophecies through the lens of free will or fate, demonstrating how Shakespeare's characters are entangled with cosmic forces and the occult. Along the way, the author makes several intriguing discoveries regarding Shakespeare's plays, beliefs, and the world he lived in.

Timothy Horan is the inventor of the school library writing center and has more than 20 years of experience teaching writing, literature and library science at the university level. This is his sixth scholarly book.

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: "Ignorance is the curse of God"
 1. Henry VI, Part One: "That fatal prophecy"
 2. Henry VI, Part Two: "Fortune's pageant"
 3. Henry VI, Part Three: "Secret powers"
 4. Richard III: "If thou wilt outstrip death, go cross the seas"
 5. King John: "Alter not the doom forethought by heaven"
 6. Richard II: "Let Heaven revenge"
 7. Henry IV, Part One: "The meteors of a troubled heaven"
 8. Henry IV, Part Two: "What rank diseases grow"
 9. Henry V: "War is His vengeance"
10. Henry VIII (Part One): "Heaven has an end in all"
11. Henry VIII (Part Two): "A general prophecy"
Conclusion: "To frustrate prophecies"
References
Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Jefferson, NC
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt Literatur Lyrik / Dramatik Dramatik / Theater
ISBN-10 1-4766-6363-7 / 1476663637
ISBN-13 978-1-4766-6363-0 / 9781476663630
Zustand Neuware
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