The sense of history in Greek and Shakespearean drama /

• Main Author: Driver, Tom Faw (συγγραφέας)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York, Columbia University Press, 1960.
• Subjects: Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Ερμηνεία και κριτική; Ιστορικό δράμα, Αγγλικό > Ιστορία και κριτική; Ιστορικό δράμα, Ελληνικό > Ιστορία και κριτική; Λογοτεχνία, Συγκριτική > Ελληνική και αγγλική; Βασιλείς και κυβερνήτες στη λογοτεχνία; Λογοτεχνία και ιστορία

Table of Contents:

• pt. 1. Introduction: Hellenic historical consciousness: the equilibrium of nature
• Judaeo-Christian historical consciousness: the vocation of Israel
• pt. 2. A necessary excursus: The problem of dramatic form
• pt. 3. Comparisons: Nemesis and judgment: The Persians and Richard III
• Synthesis and providence: The Oresteia and Hamlet
• The uses of time: The Oedipus Tyrannus and Macbeth
• Release and reconciliation: The Alcestis and The winter's tale
• Conclusion
• Appendix: On the choice of the plays: The Persians and Richard III
• The Oresteia and Hamlet
• The winter's tale and The Alcestis, with a note on The Alcestis as tragi-comedy.