Shakespeare's Imagery and What it Tells Us

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Cambridge University Press, 1935 - Drama - 408 pages
Caroline Spurgeon's pioneering study of the imagery of Shakespeare's plays shows how much light can be thrown on Shakespeare's own mind and thought and on the themes and characters of the plays by a detailed examination of his imagery. At the same time she contrasts Shakespeare with other dramatists of his time, including Marlowe, Bacon, Ben Jonson and Dekker.

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The Aim and Method explained
3
Shakespeares Imagery compared with
12
Imagery of Shakespeare and other
30
The Subjectmatter of Shakespeares
43
Shakespeares Senses
57
Shakespeares Tastes and Interests
86
ii Indoor and other Interests
112
Evidence in the Images of Shake
146
Association of Ideas
186
Shakespeare the Man
200
Leading Motives in the Histories
213
APPENDICES
357
INDEX
385
Range and subjects of images in five of Shake
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