什麼是悲劇？為何人們會喜歡悲劇？莎士比亞的作品中有無可定義的悲劇理論？「悲劇」和「單純結局不幸」有何區別？莎士比亞悲劇的核心魅力在於，它讓我們正視人類生存的終極現實：快樂與悲傷、愛與恨的交織、善良與殘酷的衝突、無可避免的死亡、人性中固有的苦難。藉由思忖人類共同的難題，或許能使我們從悲劇中獲得激勵和慰藉，甚至為之陶醉。打開牛津大學出版社最受歡迎通識讀本，用最簡明的方式一探莎翁的悲劇世界。對於人性的難題，莎士比亞的悲劇並未提供輕鬆的答案，他建構悲劇的方式，通常是對劇中角色和行為提出反諷的喜劇觀點，以喜劇融合悲劇，這種手法呈現出對於複雜人性的真實感受。莎士比亞試圖以戲劇形式加深對生命與死亡的探索，本書以他最具代表的十部悲劇為主，剖析劇情、結構、起源、戲劇風格，以及對他個人的影響；解讀每部悲劇中的隱約相互關係、深具尖銳特質的警世格言，以及數個世紀以來，帶給不同世代表演者的契機與挑戰：★《哈姆雷特》從頭到尾貫徹著喜劇的元素？主角哈姆雷特比羅密歐更自我質疑？★馬克白的自我毀滅比理查三世更內斂？ ★與泰特斯．安特洛尼特斯相比，李爾王陷入瘋狂的心理過程更符合邏輯？★《羅密歐與茱麗葉》是一部關於愛的雙重悲劇，當中如何容納了浪漫劇與喜劇元素？在現代表演中，為何經常要將故事情節刪減六百至七百行？★「種族」一直是《奧賽羅》這部戲劇的重要議題，在不同時代的舞台上，這個議題有什麼含意與轉變？……若說喜劇是指那些讓人發笑、或多或少有個快樂結局的戲劇，那麼談到悲劇時，是否就是指「結局不愉快，且通常有一位或多個主要人物死亡的故事」？由於缺乏一種能定義的悲劇理論來探討莎士比亞戲劇中符合「悲劇」的要素，本書以劇作進行單獨討論分析，藉此讓讀者享受每部作品的獨特性，感受莎士比亞悲劇的影響力，甚至是樂趣。【你是知識控嗎？關於牛津通識課】用最簡明直白的方式，了解現代人最需要知道的大問題。牛津通識課（Very Short Introductions，簡稱VSI）是英國牛津大學出版社（Oxford University Press）的系列叢書，秉持「為所有讀者提供一個可讀性強且包羅萬千的工具書圖書館」的信念，於1995年首次推出，多年來已出版近700本讀物，內容涉及歷史、神學、藝術、哲學、文學、醫學、自然科學、政治等數十多種領域。每一本書對應一個主題，由該領域公認的專家撰寫，篇幅簡潔精煉，並提供進一步深度閱讀的建議
A major new edition of one of Shakespeare's greatest and most enduring tragedies, including a highly detailed and illustrated introduction by leading Shakespeare scholars, as well as on-page commentar
Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex. Antony and Cleopatra is one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies: a spectacular, widely-ranging dr
Dark and violent, Macbeth is also the most theatrically spectacular of Shakespeare's tragedies. Promised a golden future as ruler of Scotland by three sinister witches, Macbeth murders the king to ens
‘All the world’s a stage’ …For over four centuries, the works of William Shakespeare have delighted theatre-goers all over the globe. In this boxset, we present ten of Shakespeare’s classic plays specially adapted into an easy-to-follow story format and fully illustrated.This set is the perfect introduction to the genius of ‘the Bard’. Readers of all ages can find joy in his comedies and learn from his tragedies as we follow the lives and loves of classic characters. To read, or not to read … well that’s an easy one to start with!This 10-book set includes: Romeo and Juliet, Anthony and Cleopatra, A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, Cymbeline, Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing, Julius Caesar, All's Well That Ends Well and King Lear.
This Guide steers students through the critical writing on Shakespeare’s tragedies from the sixteenth century to the present day. Guides students through four centuries of critical writing on Shakespe
This Guide steers students through the critical writing on Shakespeare’s tragedies from the sixteenth century to the present day. Guides students through four centuries of critical writing on Shakespe
Beginning with the rape of Lavinia in Titus Andronicus, this book traces the linked themes of violation and identity through seven Shakespearean tragedies. The shock effects of Lavinia's rape reverber
First published in 1951. G B Harrison here recognizes that Shakespeare's tragedies were intended for performance in a theatre and that the playwright's conspicuous gift among his contemporaries was a
Compass Publishing brings Shakespeare's most powerful and influential tragedies to its line of Compass Classic Readers. English language learners of all ages will enjoy developing their vocabulary and
For his investigation into the images of family homes in Shakespeare's tragedies, de Sousa (English, University of Kansas) takes as his examples the wildly dysfunctional families in Macbeth, King Lear
