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Meaning by Shakespeare /

We traditionally assume that the `meaning' of each of Shakespeares plays is bequeathed to it by the Bard. It is as if, to the information which used to be given in theatrical programmes, `Cigarettes by Abdullah, Costumes by Motley, Music by Mendelssohn', we should add `Meaning by Shakespea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hawkes, Terence
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:We traditionally assume that the `meaning' of each of Shakespeares plays is bequeathed to it by the Bard. It is as if, to the information which used to be given in theatrical programmes, `Cigarettes by Abdullah, Costumes by Motley, Music by Mendelssohn', we should add `Meaning by Shakespeare'. These essays rest on a different, almost opposite, principle. Developing the arguments of the same author's That Shakespearean Rag (1986), they put the case that Shakespeare's plays have no essential meanings, but function as resources which we use to generate meaning. A Midsummer Night'
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 179 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780203359532
0203359534
9780415074506
0415074509
9780415074513
0415074517