A fascinating account of how Shakespeare's works were understood
and valued by readers and writers from the seventeenth to the
nineteenth century, before Shakespeare's biography came to dominate
readings of his plays and poetry. For almost two centuries after
his death, Shakespeare had no biography. The makings of one were
not available. No chronology had been devised by which to
coordinate the events in his life with the writing of his works.
Nor was there an archive of primary materials on which to base a
life. And the only work by Shakespeare written in the first person,
the Sonnets, had yet to be critically edited and incorporated into
the canon. Without a biography, how could Shakespeare have been
valued and understood? In Shakespeare without a Life, Margreta de
Grazia looks at aspects of Shakespeare's reception between 1600 and
1800 that have been all but lost to the now still prevailing
biographical impulse. It recovers the anecdote as a form of
literary criticism, retrieves the ancient category of genre as the
canon's organizing rubric, demonstrates how the quest for authentic
documents invalidated other forms of literary record, and reveals
how the desire to forge connections between Shakespeare's life and
the Sonnets occluded his self-presentation as the 'deceasèd I' of
a posthumous poet.
General
| Imprint: |
Oxford UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Oxford Wells Shakespeare Lectures |
| Release date: |
April 2023 |
| Authors: |
Margreta De Grazia
|
| Dimensions: |
223 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
192 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-19-881254-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
0-19-881254-X |
| Barcode: |
9780198812548 |
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
