1st Edition

The Story of the Night Studies in Shakespeare's Major Tragedies

By John Holloway Copyright 1961
    200 Pages
    by Routledge

    200 Pages
    by Routledge

    First published in 1961.

    Critiquing the critics, and examining the vocabulary of twentieth century criticism of the Shakespearean tragedies, John Holloway's book covers Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, King Lear, Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, Timon of Athens and the themes of Shakespearean Tragedy and the idea of human sacrifice and the concepts of myth and ritual in literature.

    Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 ‘Hamlet’; Chapter 3 ‘Othello’; Chapter 4 ‘Macbeth’; Chapter 5 ‘King Lear’; Chapter 6 ‘Antony And Cleopatra’; Chapter 7 ‘Coriolanus’ ‘Timon of Athens’; Chapter 8 Shakespearean Tragedy and the Idea of Human Sacrifice;

    Biography

    John Holloway