Shakespeare's Symmetries
Subtitle: The Mirrored Structure of Action in the Plays
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781476663708
Subjects: Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, criticism and interpretation
Description: "The organization of Shakespeare's plays has baffled audiences and critics. While the narrative varies from play to play, thematic actions are invariably designed in mirroring pairs around the central scene: A-B-C-B-A. This symmetrical pattern is the foundation of all of Shakespeare's mature work, as shown through analysis of the 26 plays in this book"--