Wonder in Shakespeare [electronic resource] /
Cohen, A.author.
In the first part of this book, Adam Max Cohen embraces the many meanings of wonder in order to challenge the generic divides between comedy, tragedy, history, and romance and suggests that Shakespeare's primary goal in crafting each of his playworlds was the evocation of one or more varieties of wonder.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Wonder, amazement, and surprise: beginning a stunning story -- Resurrections of the living and the dead: natural and spiritual bodies and souls -- "Die to live": various forms of empathetic wonder -- The metaphorical use of the prodigious birth tradition -- More of a prodigy than a prophecy -- Wonder, awe, and admiration: Shakespeare's cabinets of curiosity -- Transalpine wonders: Shakespeare's marvelous aesthetics.
In the first part of this book, Adam Max Cohen embraces the many meanings of wonder in order to challenge the generic divides between comedy, tragedy, history, and romance and suggests that Shakespeare's primary goal in crafting each of his playworlds was the evocation of one or more varieties of wonder.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
British literature.
Literature, Modern.
Theater—History.
Poetry.
Fiction.
British and Irish Literature.
Early Modern/Renaissance Literature.
Theatre History.
Poetry and Poetics.
Fiction.