Characters of Shakespeare's Plays by William Hazlitt
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"Characters of Shakespeare's Plays" by William Hazlitt is a work of literary criticism published in 1817. This pioneering study examines all thirty-five plays Hazlitt considered genuine, focusing on Shakespeare's characters with psychological insight and memorable observations. Written in reaction to neoclassical criticism, it followed the approach of German critic August Wilhelm Schlegel and helped revolutionize Shakespeare appreciation. Initially acclaimed, then harshly criticized for political reasons, the book later regained recognition as a
major Romantic-era interpretation that continues to provoke thought alongside the work of Coleridge. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Hazlitt, William, 1778-1830 |
|---|---|
| Author of introduction, etc. | Quiller-Couch, Arthur, 1863-1944 |
| Title | Characters of Shakespeare's Plays |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characters_of_Shakespear%27s_Plays |
| Contents | Cymbeline -- Macbeth -- Julius Caesar -- Othello -- Timon of Athens -- Coriolanus -- Troilus and Cressida -- Antony and Cleopatra -- Hamlet -- The tempest -- The midsummer night's dream -- Romeo and Juliet -- Lear -- Richard II -- Henry IV in two parts -- Henry V -- Henry VI in three parts -- Richard III -- Henry VIII -- King John -- Twelfth night; or, What you will -- The two gentlemen of Verona -- The merchant of Venice -- The winter's tale -- All's well that ends well -- Love's labour's lost -- Much ado about nothing -- As you like it -- The taming of the shrew -- Measure for measure -- The merry wives of Windsor -- The comedy of errors -- Doubtful plays of Shakespeare -- Poems and sonnets. |
| Credits | Produced by Steve Harris, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 63.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 5085 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-05085-0 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Jan 29, 2011 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1016 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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