ABSTRACT

First Published in 2002. Part of the G.Wilson Knight collection, the essays included in this volume constitute a fairly consistent record of his attempts over a period of some forty years to explore the deeper significances of Shakespearian poetry and drama.

chapter |38 pages

Introduction

chapter |4 pages

Brutus and Cassius

chapter |9 pages

The Poet and Immortality

chapter |11 pages

Romantic Friendship

chapter |4 pages

Mystic Symbolism

chapter |5 pages

Jesus and Shakespeare

chapter |8 pages

On Henry VIII

chapter |7 pages

The Making of Macbeth

chapter |21 pages

St. George and the Dragon

chapter |6 pages

From this Sceptred Isle

chapter |14 pages

Four Pillars of Wisdom

chapter |6 pages

Shakespeare's World

chapter |15 pages

The Avenging Mind

chapter |3 pages

The Tragic Enigma

chapter |13 pages

Shakespeare and Religion

chapter |13 pages

New Light on the Sonnets

chapter |11 pages

Christian Doctrine

chapter |14 pages

Symbolism