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The Moral Universe of Shakespeare's Problem Plays

The Moral Universe of Shakespeare's Problem Plays

Thomas, Vivian

Paperback

Series: Routledge Library Editions: Study of Shakespeare

Literary CriticismGeneral DramaShakespeare

ISBN10: 0367681382
ISBN13: 9780367681388
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Feb 12 2023
Pages: 246
Weight: 0.64
Height: 0.52 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

What is it that makes Shakespeare's problem plays problematic? Many critics have sought for the underlying vision or message of these puzzling and disturbing dramas. Originally published in 1987, the key to Viv Thomas's new synthesis of the plays is the idea of fracture and dissolution in the universe. From the collapse of 'degree' in Troilus and Cressida to the corruption at the heart of innocence in Measure for Measure, to the puzzling status of virtue and valour in All's Well, the most obvious feature of these plays in their capacity to prompt new questions. In a detailed discussion of each play in turn, the author traces the dominant themes that both distinguish and unite them, and provides numerous insights into the sources, background, texture and morality of the plays.

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