ABSTRACT

First published in 1952.

An invaluable introduction to Shakespeare, this book places Shakespeare's work and criticism against the background of Elizabethan life in its historical, social, political, religious, linguistic and literary aspects.

Contents include: The Problem of Interpretation; Shakespeare at Work; Man and Society; Man and the Universe; The Inner Life.

chapter Chapter I|26 pages

The Background

chapter Chapter II|37 pages

The Problem of Interpretation

chapter Chapter III|36 pages

The Young Dramatist at Work

chapter Chapter IV|33 pages

Man and Society

chapter Chapter V|24 pages

Man and the Universe

chapter Chapter VI|22 pages

The Inner Life