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Shakespeare’s Symmetries: The Mirrored Structure of Action in the Plays - Tapa blanda

Ryan, James E.

 
9781476663708: Shakespeare’s Symmetries: The Mirrored Structure of Action in the Plays
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ISBN 10: 147666370X ISBN 13: 9781476663708
Editorial: McFarland, 2016

Sinopsis

The organization of Shakespeare’s plays has challenged, even baffled audiences and critics since the 17th century. Cymbeline has been dismissed as "incoherent." Hamlet "is of no clear shape." And Antony and Cleopatra "bewilders the mind."

These judgments result from an incomplete understanding of Shakespeare’s constructive practice. It is not the narrative arc alone that organizes the plays but a complex structure of interwoven narrative and thematic actions. While the narrative varies from play to play, thematic actions are invariably created in mirroring pairs around the central scene: A-B-C-B-A.

This symmetrical pattern, which can be visualized as an arch with a focal keystone, is the foundation of all of Shakespeare’s mature work, as shown through an analysis of the 26 plays in this book. This arch illuminates the structure of plays that have long been puzzling, demonstrating that they are thematically organized and rigorously crafted. It also reveals subtleties otherwise invisible.

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Acerca del autor

James Ryan has taught at the University of Cincinnati and Dominican College (Orangeburg, New York), and has been awarded the New Jersey State Council of the Arts Fellowship in poetry. His essays on Shakespeare have appeared in The Shakespeare Newsletter and Shakespeare Studies, the English-language journal of the Japan Shakespeare Society.

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Editorial
McFarland
Año de publicación
2016
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
147666370X
ISBN 13 
9781476663708
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
248
Contacto del fabricante
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