Northrop Frye on Shakespeare
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Book Overview
One of the greatest literary critics of our time here provides a remarkable introduction to the genius of William Shakespeare through a study of ten of Shakespeare's most popular plays: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Richard II, Henry IV, Measure for Measure, Hamlet, King Lear, Antony and Cleopatra, The Winter's Tale, and The Tempest. The outgrowth of a lifetime of study and teaching, Frye's insights will inform and delight both the expert and the first-time reader of Shakespeare.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0300042086
ISBN13:9780300042085
Release Date:September 1988
Publisher:Yale University Press
Length:186 Pages
Weight:0.69 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"
Customer Reviews
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Really good lit...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
I read this book in college and listened to it on this Naxos production. It is sophisticated and interesting, and I recommend it. I am going to get the Decameron production by Naxos, and I think that would be a five star production. I hope I don't get a very good spanking for not giving Fanny Hill five stars!
An excellent guide to Shakespeare
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
This is the book that opened Shakespeare up to me. In a college Shakespeare class, which I came into with a strong anti-Shakespeare bias, I found myself confused with the language, bored and indifferent with the stories and frustrated. So, I went out and picked up this book (I had read Frye's the Archetypes of Literature) and it immediately changed my outlook on the old bard. I soon noticed that much of what my professor was lecturing in class was taken from Frye's work. I had discovered the secret. This is a very readable, interesting and witty look into many of the Shakespearean plays. Frye is quite unusual for a literary critic, he's fun to read.
Two Words: "Green World"
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
This book is excellent. Only two words are needed to explain its incredible value: "Green World"! Nothing more needs to be said.
Powerfully erotic writing enhanced by Fielding's sensuality
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I would pay to hear Emma Fielding read the dictionary. If anything is pure viagra, it is her wondrous, beautiful voice.
An enlightening look at Shakespeare's plays.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Frye expertly reviews and comments on over half-a-dozen of the Bard's best works. The only problem with the book is that he doesn't look at more of Shakespeare's works!
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