That Shakespeherian Rag: Essays on a critical process
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First published in 1986. This collection of essays focuses on the ways in which our society 'processes' Shakespeare and the purposes for which this seems to be done. The case is made by examining the work of four highly influential critics: A C Bradley, Walter Raleigh, T S Eliot and John Dover Wilson. Terence Hawkes asks whether, beyond the readings to which the plays may be subjected, there lies any final, authoritative or essential...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0415489008
ISBN13:9780415489003
Release Date:September 2008
Publisher:Routledge
Length:144 Pages
Weight:0.38 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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A thrill ride
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Hawkes' piece of literary metacriticism trumps the work of the critic by suggesting that adopting a singular view about a text is not only futile, but worthless. Dizzily dipping between Shakespearean texts and the American jazz tradition, Hawkes proposes new possibilities for criticism that may free us yet of our anxieties as critics. Or maybe it's just a delightful daydream.
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