Author: Samuel HalkettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anonyms and pseudonyms, English
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Dictionary of Anonymous and Pseudonymous English Literature: D-G
Author: Samuel HalkettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anonyms and pseudonyms, English
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus
Author: William ShakespearePublisher: BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
"The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus" by William Shakespeare is a gripping and intense drama that explores themes of revenge, betrayal, and the destructive consequences of violence. Set in ancient Rome, the play follows the tragic downfall of the noble general Titus Andronicus and his family as they become embroiled in a cycle of vengeance and bloodshed. At the heart of the story is the brutal conflict between Titus Andronicus and Tamora, Queen of the Goths, whose sons are executed by Titus as retribution for their crimes. In retaliation, Tamora and her lover, Aaron the Moor, orchestrate a series of heinous acts of revenge against Titus and his family, plunging them into a spiral of madness and despair. As the body count rises and the atrocities escalate, Titus is consumed by grief and rage, leading to a climactic showdown that culminates in a shocking and tragic conclusion. Along the way, Shakespeare explores themes of honor, justice, and the nature of humanity, offering a searing indictment of the cycle of violence and the capacity for cruelty that lies within us all.
Catalogue of the Printed Books in the Library of the British Museum
Author: British LibraryThe British Museum Catalogue of Printed Books, 1881-1900: Horatz to Hz
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
Biographia dramatica ... A new edition ... continued from 1764 to 1782
Author: David Erskine BAKERCatalogue of Printed Books in the Library of the British Museum
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1150
Book Description
Biographia Dramatica, Or, A Companion to the Playhouse
Author: David Erskine BakerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
The Publishers' Trade List Annual
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1860
Book Description
The Complete Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge: The poetical and dramatic works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Juvenile poems. Sibylline leaves. The The rime of the ancient mariner : in seven parts. Christabel. Miscellaneous poems. Remorse : a tragedy, in five acts. Zapolya : a Christmas tale, in two parts. The Piccolomini, or, The first part of Wallenstein : a drama
Author: Samuel Taylor ColeridgePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
Shakespeare in Theory and Practice
Author: Catherine BelseyPublisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748632158
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
In these essays, collected here for the first time, renowned critic Catherine Belsey puts theory to work in order to register Shakespeare's powers of seduction, together with his moment in history. Teasing out the meanings of the narrative poems, as well as some of the more familiar plays, she demonstrates the possibilities of an attention to textuality that also draws on the archive. A reading of the Sonnets, written specially for this book, analyses their intricate and ambivalent inscription of desire. Between them, these essays trace the progress of theory in the course of three decades, while a new introduction offers a narrative and analytical overview, from a participant's perspective, of some of its key implications. Written with verve and conviction, this book shows how texts can offer access to the dissonances of the past when theory finds an outcome in practice.