A revealing examination of an under-explored area of Shakespeare
studies, this work looks at the evidence for the author's deep and
evolving response to the loss of his only son, Hamnet. Although
many commentators have been intrigued by the possible effects of
the death of Shakespeare's only son, Hamnet, on the writer,
Shakespeare and Son: A Journey in Writing and Grieving is the first
full-length study examining the evidence that Shakespeare's later
work was deeply involved with this loss. The book is also the first
full-length study to explore Shakespeare's works in light of the
psychology of grief, combining psychological insights with literary
analysis. Specifically, the book explores 20 plays from all parts
of Shakespeare's career, concentrating on works known to definitely
have been written after Hamnet's death, especially Much ado About
Nothing, Henry the Fourth Part 2, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, King Lear,
Pericles, The Winter's Tale, Cymbeline, and The Tempest. Examining
various manifestations of grief in the plays, such as anger,
depression, guilt, and hope, author Keverne Smith argues that the
evidence of Shakespeare's grief is cumulative and evident in
repeated structures and patterns in plays written over a period of
14 to 15 years. Discussion of 20 of Shakespeare's works,
concentrating on 16 works completed after his son Hamnet's death in
1596 Chronological organization so readers can follow the
development of Shakespeare's response to the death of Hamnet as
reflected in the plays and poetry written following this tragedy A
cross-disciplinary bibliography, drawing especially on literary,
theatrical, historical, thanatological, and psychological
commentaries
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