ABSTRACT

First published in 1962.

This volume gives as complete an account as possible of the Shakespearian experience, particularly in terms of one play, King Lear, but in general against the context of all of Shakespeare's work and that of the age in which it was created.

Chapters cover: King Lear in the Renaissance; Providence; Kind; Fortune; Anarchy and Order; Reason and Will; Show and Substance; Redemption and Shakespeare's Poetics.

chapter I|16 pages

King Lear in the Renaissance

chapter II|13 pages

Providence

chapter III|16 pages

Kind

chapter IV|15 pages

Fortune

chapter V|24 pages

Anarchy and Order

chapter VI|18 pages

Reason and Will

chapter VII|16 pages

Show and Substance

chapter VIII|19 pages

Redemption

chapter IX|30 pages

Shakespeare's Poetics