: The Shakespearean Metaphor (1990)

Studies in Language and Form
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-138-22178-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 140 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 259 g

First published in 1978, this book represents a study of the ways in which Shakespeare exploits the possibilities of metaphor. In a series of studies ranging from the early to the mature Shakespeare, the author concentrates on metaphor as a controlling structure — the extent to which a certain metaphoric idea informs and organises the drama. These studies turn constantly to the relations between symbol and metaphor, literal and figurative, and examine key plays such as Richard III, King John, Henry V, Romeo and Juliet, Troilus and Cressida, and Coriolanus. They also provide a key to The Tempest which is analysed in terms of power and possession — the dominant motif.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Berry, Ralph

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Dramen und Dramatiker

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Richard III: Player and King 2 King john: Some Bastards Too 3 Romeo and Juliet: The Sonnet-World of Verona 4 Henry V: The Reason Why 5 ‘To say one’: An essay on Hamlet 6 Troilus and Cressida: Tempus edax rerum 7 Sexual Imagery in Coriolanus 8 The Tempest; Notes; Index

Über Autor(innen)

Ralph Berry