
Discusses how meaning is generated in Shakespearian drama and the kinds of approaches that might lead to a fuller understanding of the plays. Each chapter focuses on one aspect of the dramatic composition, such as verse and prose, imagery and spectacle, and the use of soliloquy,...

Discusses how meaning is generated in Shakespearian drama and the kinds of approaches that might lead to a fuller understanding of the plays. Each chapter focuses on one aspect of the dramatic composition, such as verse and prose, imagery and spectacle, and the use of soliloquy,...

For the student or general reader a bewildering gap often appears to exist between the stories that Shakespeare's plays enact and the meanings that critics adduce from them. This book bridges the gap between the play as story and as an inexhaustible source of critical enquiry...
