Author : Harvey Birenbaum
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Art of Our Necessities by : Harvey Birenbaum
Download or read book The Art of Our Necessities written by Harvey Birenbaum and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1989 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sequence of essays draws informally on phenomenology, archetypal psychology, and the philosophy of symbolic forms to interpret the reality that Shakespeare creates as his plays are realized in the imagination. The result is a compassionate and strongly felt reading of the major plays, analyzing their romance stylization and their ontology, illuminating in particular the mythic forms of comedy, history play, and (most extensively) tragedy. Close readings and humanistic commentaries show how the modern reader or theater-goer can relate to the plays authentically but with passion, insight, and an awakened sense of beauty.