The Artistry of Shakespeare's Prose

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Routledge, 2013 M09 13 - 464 pages
First published in 1968. This re-issues the revised edition of 1979.

The Artistry of Shakespeare's Prose is the first detailed study of the use of prose in the plays. It begins by defining the different dramatic and emotional functions which Shakespeare gave to prose and verse, and proceeds to analyse the recurrent stylistic devices used in his prose. The general and particular application of prose is then studied through all the plays, in roughly chronological order.
 

Contents

1 Shakespeares Use of Prose
1
2 A Critical Method
19
3 From Clown to Character
52
4 The World of Falstaff
89
5 Gay Comedy
171
6 Two Tragic Heroes
240
7 Serious Comedy
272
Clowns Villains Madmen
331
9 The Return of Comedy
405
Conclusion
429
Notes
432
Index
449
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Brian Vickers

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