Begging to Differ: Modes of Discrepancy in Shakespeare

by David Thatcher

The frequent inconsistencies in Shakespeare's work, particularly in plot and characterization, have long attracted the attention and even ire of his commentators. Based largely on four plays - Hamlet, Measure for Measure, The Winter's Tale and Henry V - this study is a detailed exploration of some modes of discrepancy as they relate to three specific areas of Shakespeare's dramaturgy: plot and narrative; language and text; and reasoning...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820440566
• ISBN13: 9780820440569
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 328 Pages