1st Edition

Patterns in Shakespearian Tragedy

By Irving Ribner Copyright 1960
    220 Pages
    by Routledge

    218 Pages
    by Routledge

    First published in 1960.

    Patterns in Shakespearian Tragedy is an exploration of man's relation to his universe and the way in which it seeks to postulate a moral order. Shakespeare's development is treated accordingly as a growth in moral vision. His movement from play to play is carefully explored, and in the treatment of each tragedy the emphasis is on the manner in which its central moral theme shapes the various elements of drama

    1. Introduction2. Senecan Beginnings: Titus Andronicus, Richard III, Romeo and Juliet3. Historical Tragedy: King John, Richard II, Julius Caesar4. The Pattern of Growth: Hamlet5. The Pattern of Moral Choice: Othello6. The Pattern of Regeneration: King Lear7. The Operation of Evil: Timon of Athens and MacbethThe Final Paradox: Antony and Cleopatra and Coriolanus

    Biography

    Irving Ribner