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100			_aMarsh, Nicholas
245	0	0	_aShakespeare: the tragedies
260			_aLondon _bMacmillan _c1998
300			_axi,232p.
490			_aAnalysing Texts
500			_aIncludes index.
520			_aThought of as Shakespeare's most powerful works, the four great tragedies, Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and Macbeth, are texts of unparalleled richness and depth, stimulating and exciting to study. This book takes extracts and examines them, explaining how the critic can use particular techniques to bring out complexities of meaning, understand the patterns of metaphor and the rhythms of the poetry and appreciate the ever-living drama. Chapters on the openings and endings of plays, heroes and heroines, society, humour, imagery and the tragic universe guide the student on a journey of inquiry into the nature of Shakespeare's tragic vision. Far from simplifying Shakespeare, the reader is challenged to confront the depth and subtlety of the dramas, and to enjoy the analytical pursuit of ever finer insight, ever fuller understanding.
650	0		_aShakespeare, William - Tragedies
650	0		_aTragedy--Examinations
650	0		_aCriticism and interpretation
650	0		_aTragedy
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