Henry V, War Criminal?: and Other Shakespeare Puzzles (Oxford World's Classics) - Softcover

Sutherland, John; Watts, Cedric

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9780192838797: Henry V, War Criminal?: and Other Shakespeare Puzzles (Oxford World's Classics)
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ISBN 10: 0192838792 ISBN 13: 9780192838797
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2000

Synopsis

Loose ends and red herrings are the stuff of detective fiction, and under the scrutiny of master sleuths John Sutherland and Cedric Watts Shakespeare's plays reveal themselves to be as full of mysteries as any Agatha Christie novel. Is it summer or winter in Elsinore? Do Bottom and Titania make love? Does Lady Macbeth faint, or is she just pretending? How does a man putrefy within minutes of his death? Is Cleopatra a deadbeat Mum? And why doesn't Juliet ask 'O Romeo Montague, wherefore art thou Montague?'
As Watts and Sutherland explore these and other puzzles Shakespeare's genuius becomes ever more apparent. Speculative, critical, good-humoured and provocative, their discussions shed light on apparent anachronisms, performance and stagecraft, linguistics, Star Trek and much else. Shrewd and entertaining, these essays add a new dimension to the pleasure of reading or watching Shakespeare.

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About the Author

John Sutherland, Lord Northcliffe Professor of Modern English Literature, University College, London. Cedric Watts, Professor of English, University of Sussex. Stephen Orgel, Jackson Eli Reynolds Professor of Humanities, Stanford University.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0192838792
ISBN 13 
9780192838797
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
240
Rating
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