Shakespeare at Work

by John Jones

Book Overview

Why did Shakespeare revise his plays? In a brilliant and pioneering analysis, the distinguished critic John Jones explores the critical and dramatic significance of Shakespeare's revisions. Analyzing such plays as Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Troilus and Cressida, he reveals the artistic impact of the revisions and their importance for our understanding of each play's moral and metaphysical foundations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198186886
• ISBN13: 9780198186885
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"