A Theatergoer's Guide to Shakespeare's Themes by Robert Thomas Fallon

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This book surveys the most pervasive of Shakespeare's themes, among them love, war, illusion, statecraft, heroism, the supernatural, and the comic. In chapters devoted to each, Mr. Fallon explains how these patterns of meaning were viewed in Shakespeare's time, what history the poet draws upon in presenting them on the stage, and how he suggests them through his pageant of men and women engaged in the business of living.

Choice Magazine

A profitable read as a brief refresher course....Fallon knows his Shakespeare

Booknews

Fallon (emeritus, English, La Salle U., Philadelphia, Penn.) has written a wonderfully engaging guide that will appeal to hardened Shakespeare enthusiasts as much as hopeful novices. The book is organized by theme, with a judicious number of quotes to illustrate, such themes as love, war, evil, madness, illusion, the supernatural, and the struggle for power. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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