Late Shakespeare: A New World of Words

by Simon Palfrey

Palfrey presents a new vision of character, metaphor, and politics in late Shakespeare. Closely analyzing Shakespeare's use of language and genre, he shows how the plays revamp theatrical decorums. The plays are not courtly, sober, and escapist, as their reputation suggests; rather, they are peculiarly sensitive to the turbulent, unfinished quality of Shakespeare's historical moment. In both court and wilderness, Shakespeare analyzes the violence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198186894
• ISBN13: 9780198186892
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"