The Rakish Stage: Studies in English Drama, 1660-1800

by Robert D. Hume

This important new collection is keyed to a fresh analysis of the ways in which meaning can be examined and the caution with which critics should proceed.

Writing with his customary extraordinary clarity, Hume argues for a move beyond the kinds of interpretation prevalent for the last 30 years based upon close reading. With sub­tlety and fine sense, "Content and Meaning in the Drama," chapter one, outlines how to identify and analyze...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809311003
• ISBN13: 9780809311002
• Release Date: June 1983
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"