Artificial Persons: The Formation Of Character In The Tragedies Of Shakespeare
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A landmark work in Shakespearean scholarship, Artificial Persons: The Formation of Character in the Tragedies of Shakespeare presents a rigorous and thought-provoking examination of how dramatic character is constructed across Shakespeare's greatest tragic works. J. Leeds Barroll argues that the figures inhabiting these plays are not simply literary portraits of human psychology, but rather complex, artificially crafted entities shaped by the demands of theatrical performance and Elizabethan dramatic convention. With meticulous analytical precision, the study details the structural and rhetorical mechanisms through which characters such as Hamlet, Macbeth, and Othello achieve their compelling illusion of interiority and moral depth. Written with scholarly authority yet accessible prose, the work challenges readers to reconsider the nature of dramatic personhood and the art of character-making in Renaissance theatre.
Author: J. Leeds Barroll
Format: Hardback
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very good, minor wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Tight and intact. The dust jacket is present and well-preserved with only minor edge wear. The interior pages appear clean and unmarked.
A landmark work in Shakespearean scholarship, Artificial Persons: The Formation of Character in the Tragedies of Shakespeare presents a rigorous and thought-provoking examination of how dramatic character is constructed across Shakespeare's greatest tragic works. J. Leeds Barroll argues that the figures inhabiting these plays are not simply literary portraits of human psychology, but rather complex, artificially crafted entities shaped by the demands of theatrical performance and Elizabethan dramatic convention. With meticulous analytical precision, the study details the structural and rhetorical mechanisms through which characters such as Hamlet, Macbeth, and Othello achieve their compelling illusion of interiority and moral depth. Written with scholarly authority yet accessible prose, the work challenges readers to reconsider the nature of dramatic personhood and the art of character-making in Renaissance theatre.