Works concerning William Shakespeare
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de W. H. Auden
529 membres
8 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 6.04
Ajouté 2014-03-27, 01:29 PM
- 2 Members
- aulsmith, Waldstein
- Explications
- Waldstein: Part IV, "The Shakespearean City", contains Mr Auden's justly famous essays on Othello ("The Joker in the Pack"), The Merchant of Venice ("Brothers and Others") and Falstaff ("The Prince's Dog"), plus a shrewd comparison between Greek and Elizabethan drama ("The Globe"). Part VIII contains a long discourse on "Music in Shakespeare" which is not to be missed, either.
3
215 membres
1 critique
½ 3.3
Score 4
Ajouté 2014-03-27, 01:30 PM
5
de Bill Bryson
4,797 membres
174 critiques
3.8
Score 3.36
Ajouté 2014-03-27, 01:26 PM
7
8
- Member
- Waldstein
- Explications
9
10
de Isaac Asimov
1,122 membres
12 critiques
½ 4.4
Score 2.38
Ajouté 2014-03-27, 01:29 PM
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12
- Member
- Waldstein
- Explications
- Waldstein: There is much to disagree with and not a little outright nonsense in Dr Johnson's Proposals (1756), Preface (1765) and notes on various plays, but his slightly convoluted prose and endearing personality are worth the time and the effort. This edition also contains a nice introduction by Walter Raleigh. Available online.
13
6 membres
5
Score 2.2
Ajouté 2016-11-17, 04:29 PM
- Member
- Waldstein
- Explications
- Waldstein: Priceless scholarly resource. Beautifully written by one of the greatest Shakespearean scholars from the last century. Vigorously argued, almost exhaustively, but always lucid and readable. Only Vol. 1 available online, unfortunately.
14
34 membres
5
Score 2.15
Ajouté 2021-08-02, 05:26 PM
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16
17
18
19 membres
1 critique
5
Score 1.97
Ajouté 2014-04-01, 04:23 AM
19
80 membres
2 critiques
3.9
Score 1.94
Ajouté 2014-04-01, 04:37 AM
20
- Member
- Waldstein
- Explications
21
de W.C. Hazlitt
4 membres
1 critique
5
Score 1.89
Ajouté 2014-04-01, 11:53 AM
- Member
- Waldstein
- Explications
- Waldstein: Massive collection in 6 vols. of "the plays, romances, novels, poems and histories employed by Shakespeare in the composition of his works", first published in 1844. I suppose it has been superseded by the 8 vols. of Geoffrey Bullough's Narrative and Dramatic Sources of Shakespeare (1961-75), but this is hard to find and rather expensive. On the other hand, Hazlitt's "second edition, carefully revised and greatly enlarged" (1875) is easily available online. William Carew Hazlitt (1834-1913) must not be confused with the famous essayist (and his grandfather, 1778-1830).
22
327 membres
6 critiques
½ 4.4
Score 1.87
Ajouté 2014-04-04, 05:20 AM
- Member
- Waldstein
- Explications
- Waldstein: Remarkably comprehensive and competently written by a small army of renowned Shakespearean scholars. Nice to have as reference in hard offline times, but not without some curious omissions (Bloom, Goddard, Asimov) or unjustly perfunctory treatments (G.B.H.). More personal reflections here.
23
de Deryck Cooke
23 membres
2 critiques
½ 4.5
Score 1.85
Ajouté 2014-04-22, 03:43 AM
24
2 membres
Score 1.83
Ajouté 2014-05-12, 08:30 AM
- Member
- Waldstein
- Explications
- Waldstein: Fascinating though very technical study. Hard for the layman but worth checking out. Contains the complete text of Antony and Cleopatra as an appendix, revised by the author in accordance with his own principles which, he believes, bring us closer to what Shakespeare originally intended. Available online.
25
- Member
- Waldstein
- Explications
- Waldstein: Mr Winchester's essay on Antony and Cleopatra has been a revelation. This collection also contains essays on The Winter's Tale and As You Like It and a fascinating discourse of "Shakespeare the Man". The writing is simple, clear, sensible and remarkably modern. Unjustly forgotten treasure. Available online.
26
57 membres
2 critiques
½ 3.5
Score 1.79
Ajouté 2014-06-04, 04:06 AM
- Member
- Waldstein
- Explications
- Waldstein: Bradley's criticism of Antony and Cleopatra is pretty ridiculous. He basically accuses the play of not being full with exciting events on the stage. True, of course, but a strange accusation against a playright known for vivid characters and brilliant language, not for action-packed plots and stage effects. Apart from that, Bradley has something interesting to say, though his dimissal of the tragedy as inferior to the Big Four rests on the "authority" of the public and is therefore not credible. Contains three essays more on Shakespeare. Available online.
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28
125 membres
1 critique
4.1
Score 1.76
Ajouté 2016-07-21, 12:42 PM
29
- Member
- Waldstein
32
de J. C. Trewin
96 membres
1 critique
3.8
Score 1.7
Ajouté 2017-04-29, 04:58 AM
33
- Member
- Waldstein
35
- Member
- Waldstein
40
An Elizabethan journal;: Being a record of those things most talked about during the years 1591-1594
22 membres
2
Score 1.59
Ajouté 2021-08-02, 05:28 PM
- Member
- Waldstein
49
- Member
- Waldstein
52
- Member
- Waldstein
54
- Member
- Waldstein
57
59
- Member
- Waldstein
60
- Member
- Waldstein
61
- Member
- Waldstein
63
3,411 membres
58 critiques
3.9
Score 0
Ajouté 2014-04-22, 03:39 AM
64
65
743 membres
10 critiques
4.2
Score 0
Ajouté 2014-04-04, 05:14 AM
66
de W. H. Auden
274 membres
1 critique
4
Score 0
Ajouté 2014-05-18, 12:13 PM
67
236 membres
2 critiques
3.1
Score 0
Ajouté 2016-11-17, 04:28 PM
68
149 membres
2 critiques
½ 4.4
Score 0
Ajouté 2014-04-04, 05:16 AM
69
147 membres
3 critiques
3.9
Score 0
Ajouté 2014-04-04, 05:14 AM
70
71
74 membres
1 critique
½ 4.4
Score 0
Ajouté 2014-04-04, 05:16 AM
73
74
44 membres
1 critique
3
Score 0
Ajouté 2014-04-22, 03:46 AM
76
33 membres
½ 4.3
Score 0
Ajouté 2014-04-22, 03:48 AM
77
6 membres
Score 0
Ajouté 2014-04-22, 03:42 AM
78
de Charles Lamb
5,581 membres
40 critiques
3.8
Score -2
Ajouté 2014-03-27, 01:27 PM
- Explications
- Waldstein : Asinine travesty hideously written for the wrong public. Recommended as an unintentionally hilarious trash (only for plays one is intimately familiar with).
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de Harold Bloom
2,816 membres
22 critiques
3.9
Score -2
Ajouté 2014-04-01, 04:32 AM
- Explications
- Waldstein : Worth reading, but mostly not worth re-reading. Occasional insights are obliterated by overweening Bardolatry, sweeping generalisations and flimsy argumentation.
80
653 membres
5 critiques
½ 3.7
Score -2
Ajouté 2016-11-17, 04:28 PM
- Explications
- Waldstein : Views Will's language as an end in itself. Just about the most misguided book on Shakespeare ever published.
81
- Explications
- Waldstein : Apart from Larry's refreshing irreverence (Lear: "stupid old fart", Antony: "an absolute twerp", Romeo "lets an erection rule his life", and so on), there is little to gain from his Shakespearean musings. Better see any part of his "Shakespearean Trilogy" (Henry V, 1944; Hamlet, 1948; Richard III, 1955), or any of the Shakespearean movies he "merely" starred in (Othello, 1965; The Merchant of Venice, 1973; King Lear, 1983). He gave everything to the screen (and stage). Nothing was left for the page.
82
79 membres
½ 2.3
Score -2
Ajouté 2021-08-02, 05:28 PM
- Explications
- Waldstein : Superficial to the point of moronity.
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84
31,621 membres
170 critiques
½ 4.6
Score -1000
Ajouté 1969-12-31, 07:00 PM
85
618 membres
29 critiques
4.1
Score -1000
Ajouté 1969-12-31, 07:00 PM
86
118 membres
3.9
Score -1000
Ajouté 1969-12-31, 07:00 PM
87
87 membres
1 critique
½ 3.6
Score -1000
Ajouté 1969-12-31, 07:00 PM