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A Challenge to Charles Lamb's "On the Tragedies of Shakespeare"

This study challenges Charles Lamb's 1811 essay "On the Tragedies of Shakespeare, Considered with Reference to their Fitness for Stage Representation," which argues that Shakespeare's plays are better suited for reading than stage production. Each of the four chapters considers a specific argument Lamb raises against the theatre and the particular Shakespearean tragedy used to illustrate his point. The Hamlet chapter examines the supposed concessions involved in the actor/audience relationship. The Macbeth chapter challenges Lamb's Platonic view of Shakespearean characterization. The Othello chapter considers whether some characters and images, while acceptable to the reader's imagination, are improper on stage. Finally, the King Lear chapter considers the portrayal of the mind in the theatre, employing semiotic principles to examine the actor's expressive resources.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504543
Date12 1900
CreatorsWalworth, Alan M. (Alan Marshall)
ContributorsFord, Howard Lee, Simpkins, Scott, 1958-, Buckalew, Mary
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatiii, 140 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Walworth, Alan M. (Alan Marshall), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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