Cover Image

The plays of Shakespeare : a thematic guide / Victor L. Cahn.

Show other versions (2)

Touching viewers and readers with his presentation of social, moral, and political issues, Shakespeare holds ageless and unequaled appeal primarily because of the universal themes at the heart of his dramatic works. Shakespeare scholar Victor Cahn takes a unique approach to exploring the plays by id...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via EBSCO)
Main Author: Cahn, Victor L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Themes, motives.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Outlines, syllabi, etc.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616.
Themes, motives.
Handbooks and manuals.
Outlines and syllabi.
Table of Contents:
  • Acting
  • Appearance versus Reality
  • Clerics
  • Commoners
  • Cynicism
  • Divine Right
  • Fate
  • Fathers and Daughters
  • Fidelity
  • Fools
  • Forgiveness
  • Gender
  • Generations
  • Honor
  • Innocence
  • Intoxication
  • Justice
  • Language
  • Love and Romance
  • Machiavels
  • Madness
  • Male Friendship
  • Marriage
  • Money
  • Mortality
  • Nationalistic Pride and Prejudice
  • Nature
  • Order
  • Politics
  • Power
  • Reason versus Passion
  • Revenge
  • Supernatural Phenomena
  • The Tragic Flaw
  • War.

Similar Items