Shakespeare's Imagery and What it Tells UsCaroline 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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Contents
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 |
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