1st Edition

The Unnatural Scene A Study in Shakespearean Tragedy

By Michael Long Copyright 1976
278 Pages
by Routledge

278 Pages
by Routledge

Fifty years after its original publication in 1976, this excellent analysis of the psycho-social dimensions of Shakespearean tragedy shows how the Shakespearean tragedies develop the idea of a conflict between nature and social structure. The idea has its roots in Shakespearean comedy, to which the book makes continuous reference. Both the comedies and the tragic theorists are used to help... Read more

1.Social Order and the Kinetic World 2. The Moor of Venice 3. The Hero of Rome 4. The Puritan City of Vienna 5. The Comedy of Troilus and Cressida 6. Denmark and its Prince 7. King Lear: The Metaphysic of the Spring 8. The Songs of Apollo and Dionysos.

Biography

Bhupal Singh 

Original Reviews of The Unnatural Scene:

‘Michael Long’s The Unnatural Scene, is, I believe that rare thing – a new and significant study of Shakespeare’s tragedies…it frequently cuts to the heart of problems which have divided other critics for many years.’ G. Blakemore Evans, Shakespeare Quarterly, Vol 29, Issue 1 (1978)

‘…The result is a study that ranges from the provocative (Othello) to the perverse (Measure for Measure) to the brilliant (Lear) but always stimulates thought.’ S. Snyder, Renaissance Quarterly, Vol 31, No. 4 (1978)