Analyzing Shakespeare's Action
Author | : Charles A. Hallett |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1991-04-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 0521392039 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780521392037 |
Rating | : 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Download or read book Analyzing Shakespeare's Action written by Charles A. Hallett and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1991-04-04 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here the authors invite the reader to follow the actions of Shakespeare's plays. They show that the conventional division of the plays into scenes does not help one to discover how the narrative works; and offer instead a division into smaller units which they define as beats, sequences and frames.