The spider and the statue. poisoned innocence in « the winter's tale »
ISBN : 9782130581789
Description
This book provides a detailed study of William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, based on a close reading and and a stage analysis of the play.
Much maligned and disfigured over the centuries, Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale has become a treasure-trove for actors, directors and critics alike, attracted by the play’s curious blend of tragedy, comedy and pastoral, in a two-part structure separated by sixteen years—and a bear.
From Leontes’ jealous frenzy, represented by some of the most obscure passages in Shakespeare, to Perdita’s fabled speech on art and nature, or Hermione’s statue, the play illustrates the magical power of poiesis, while probing into the human condition.
Discussing the play’s key issues, notably the relevance of genre and performance, context and reception, time and truth, eloquence, innocence, knowledge, diversion and recreation, this book provides a useful theoretical, historical and critical backgro
Notes bibliographiques
Yan Brailowsky is lecturer in Early Modern Literature and History at the University Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense. He is the author of a book on King Lear (2008) and has co-edited Language and Other
Description
This book provides a detailed study of William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, based on a close reading and and a stage analysis of the play.
Much maligned and disfigured over the centuries, Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale has become a treasure-trove for actors, directors and critics alike, attracted by the play’s curious blend of tragedy, comedy and pastoral, in a two-part structure separated by sixteen years—and a bear.
From Leontes’ jealous frenzy, represented by some of the most obscure passages in Shakespeare, to Perdita’s fabled speech on art and nature, or Hermione’s statue, the play illustrates the magical power of poiesis, while probing into the human condition.
Discussing the play’s key issues, notably the relevance of genre and performance, context and reception, time and truth, eloquence, innocence, knowledge, diversion and recreation, this book provides a useful theoretical, historical and critical backgro
Caractéristiques
- CollectionCNED
- Poids270 gr
- DistributeurDILISCO
- Forme de produitLivre broché / livre de poche broché
- Marque EditorialePUF
- LangueFrançais
