{"product_id":"the-shakespeare-play-as-poem-a-critical-tradition-in-perspective-paperback-9780521129183","title":"The Shakespeare Play as Poem; A Critical Tradition in Perspective (Paperback) 9780521129183","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Shakespeare Play as Poem\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Critical Tradition in Perspective\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA balanced critique of the reading of Shakespeare's plays as dramatic poems.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eS. Viswanathan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521129183, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 4 February 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.4 cm, 0.32 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe dominant trend in the criticism of Shakespeare since the late 1920s has been the interpretation of the plays as dramatic poems. Dr Viswanathan provides a balanced critique as well as a comprehensive history of this movement. The book concludes by discussing the relationship between criticism and historical scholarship, and the conflict between 'literalists' and 'allegorists' in modern literary criticism, and advocates an eclectic approach. The book indicates the importance of Shakespearian criticism as part of the cultural and literary history of the age, showing the contribution to other disciplines such as philosophy and psychology. The book is thoroughly documented, and will be a useful reference work to scholars and students of Shakespeare and of twentieth-century literary criticism.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations and usages\u003cbr\u003e 1. Modern Shakespeare criticism: a pattern in the carpet\u003cbr\u003e 2. The rise of the poetic interpretation of Shakespeare: the background and influences\u003cbr\u003e 3. The 'spatial' interpretation of Wilson Knight (I)\u003cbr\u003e 4. The 'spatial' interpretation of Wilson Knight (II)\u003cbr\u003e 5. The 'thematics' of L. C. Knights: drama as 'moral experiment'\u003cbr\u003e 6. The study of Shakespeare's imagery: Spurgeon and after\u003cbr\u003e 7. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006574579992,"sku":"9780521129183","price":28.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521129183i_de2f0ea9-ed18-472b-877b-62deceb5a11d.jpg?v=1691371923","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-shakespeare-play-as-poem-a-critical-tradition-in-perspective-paperback-9780521129183","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}