French Reflections in the Shakespearean Tragic: Three Case Studies

by Richard Hillman

Book Overview

Hillman explores English tragedy in relation to France with a frank concentration on Shakespeare. He sets out to theorise more abstract tragic qualities (such as nostalgia, futility and heroism) with reference to specific French texts and contexts.

Three manifestations of the 'Shakespearean tragic' are singled out: Hamlet, Antony and Cleopatra and All's Well That Ends Well, a comedy with melancholic overtones whose French setting is shown...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719099897
• ISBN13: 9780719099892
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"