Shakespeare and the Problem Play
Subtitle: Complex Forms, Crossed Genres and Moral Quandaries
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780786472437
Subjects: Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, tragicomedies; Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, criticism and interpretation; Ethics in literature
Description: "Shakespeare's plays are a rich source of genre as well as moral or ethical issues that invite deep study. The genre issue often proves the very moral crux where Shakespeare raises complex questions. He aimed to build good plays, not simple fulfillments of genre demands. To him "good plays" meant leaving his audience with problems to consider"--