|    Login    |    Register

Shakespeare and Son: A Journey in Writing and Grieving

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Shakespeare and Son: A Journey in Writing and Grieving

Contributors:

By (Author) Keverne Smith

ISBN:

9780313392306

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Imprint:

Praeger Publishers Inc

Publication Date:

19th April 2011

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

Adult Education

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800
Literary studies: general

Dewey:

822.33

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

216

Dimensions:

Width 156mm, Height 235mm

Weight:

482g

Description

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.

Author Bio

Keverne Smith is course director for BA Humanities at the University Center, West Anglia, King's Lynn, UK.

See all

Other titles from Bloomsbury Publishing PLC