Shakespeare and Received Opinion

It is argued that William Shakespeare's personality is sublimated in and to his art. Taken together, the terms "tragic hero," "tragic flaw" and "comic relief" unhappily contribute to an oversimplification of Shakespeare's tragedies and, on a deeper level, to a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Sewanee review 1993-10, Vol.101 (4), p.549-555
1. Verfasser:	Bache, William B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Art objects Art teachers English literature Essays Killing Literary criticism Murderers Personality Poetry Reception (Artistic works) Renaissance art Revenge tragedy Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) Theater Theater criticism Tragedies Writers
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Zusammenfassung:	It is argued that William Shakespeare's personality is sublimated in and to his art. Taken together, the terms "tragic hero," "tragic flaw" and "comic relief" unhappily contribute to an oversimplification of Shakespeare's tragedies and, on a deeper level, to a diminution of Shakespeare's human achievement.
ISSN:	0037-3052 1934-421X