Late Shakespeare
Subtitle: a new world of words
By: Simon Palfrey.
Series: Oxford English monographs
Publisher: Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Oxford [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Tragicomedies; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Political and social views; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Literary style; Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century; Political plays, English -- History and criticism; Tragicomedy -- History and criticism; Violence in literature; Metaphor
Description: This text examines Shakespeare's late plays, which are usually seen in terms of courtliness and escapism. Post-structuralist and historicist approaches show the indeterminacy and materiality of language, but rarely identify how particular figures capture and energize contested history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-289) and index.