The Janus of Poets
Being an Essay on the Dramatic Value of Shakespeare's Poetry Both Good and Bad

Originally published in 1935, this book contains the Harness Prize Essay for 1934 on the subject of Shakespeare's verse.

Richard David (Author)

9781107432130, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 25 September 2014

178 pages
19.8 x 12.9 x 1 cm, 0.18 kg

Originally published in 1935, this book contains an expanded version of the Harness Prize Essay for 1934 on the subject of Shakespeare's verse. David attempts to explain the effects of Shakespeare's choice to be a poet and a dramatist simultaneously and how he met the advantages and disadvantages of that decision, 'how he used poetry to aid his dramatization and dramatic effect to aid his poetry'. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Shakespeare's writings and in dramatic verse more generally.

Introduction
Part I. Poetry and Drama
Part II. The Transition
Part III. Dramatic Poetry: 1. The staple verse
2. Contrasts and combinations
Conclusion.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: general [DSB]