Shakespearean romance /

If Shakespeare's last plays-Pericles, Cymbeline, The Winter's Tale, The Tempest, and Henry VIII-are to be neither debunked nor idealized but taken seriously on their own terms, they must be examined within the traditions and conventions of romance. Howard Felperin defines this relatively n...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Felperin, Howard (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1972.
Series:Princeton legacy library.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=946825
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Part I: Background and Theory
  • I. Golden-Tongued Romance
  • Part II: Toward Shakespearean Romance
  • 2. From Comedy to Romance
  • 3. The Problem Plays
  • 4. Baconian Tragedy
  • Part III: The Romances
  • 5. This Great Miracle: Pericles
  • 6. Tragical-Comical-Historical-Pastoral: Cymbeline And Henry VIII.
  • 7. Our Carver's Excellence: The Winter's Tale
  • 8. Undream'd Shores: The Tem-Pest
  • Bibliographical Appendix
  • Index