Shakespeare by Carl Van Doren
A lively, readable biography and critical study that traces the dramatist’s life from provincial beginnings to prominence on the London stage, situates his work in Elizabethan social and theatrical context, and offers close readings of major plays and characters; combining historical research with sympathetic interpretation, it discusses sources, influences, and themes—love, power, tragedy, and comic insight—and argues for the poet’s originality and lasting human significance.
- Published
- 1923
- Nationality
- American
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- Unknown
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- Unknown
- Original Language
- English
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