This study explores Shakespeare's representation of various kinds of physical and intellectual work in plays ranging from Hamlet and King Lear through Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus and Timon of Athens to the four late romances, King Henry VIII, and The Two Noble Kinsmen. Of special interest is the analysis of Shakespeare's portrayal of birth labor, especially with regard to artistic creation and playwrighting in particular. The conflict of idleness versus arduous work becomes progressively more prominent in Shakespeare's Jacobean plays. Reformation Protestantism, the court of King James, and early modern English working conditions provide contexts for appreciating the contemporary importance of this conflict.
| ISBN: | 9780820439556 |
| Publication date: | 1st December 1997 |
| Author: | Maurice Hunt |
| Publisher: | Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 311 pages |
| Series: | Studies in Shakespeare |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: general History and Archaeology Society and culture: general |
This study explores Shakespeare's representation of various kinds of physical and intellectual work in plays ranging from Hamlet and King Lear through Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus and Timon of Athens to the four late romances, King Henry VIII, and The Two Noble Kinsmen. Of special interest is the analysis of Shakespeare's portrayal of birth labor, especially with regard to artistic creation and playwrighting in particular. The conflict of idleness versus arduous work becomes progressively more prominent in Shakespeare's Jacobean plays. Reformation Protestantism, the court of King James, and early modern English working conditions provide contexts for appreciating the contemporary importance of this conflict.
Shakespeare's Labored Art features in the following genres: Literary studies: general, History and Archaeology, Society and culture: general
Shakespeare's Labored Art is available in Paperback
Shakespeare's Labored Art was written by Maurice Hunt and published by Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc.
Shakespeare's Labored Art has 311 pages
Yes it is part of Studies in Shakespeare series