
Meaning by Shakespeare
We traditionally assume that the `meaning'' of each of Shakespeares plays is bequeathed to it by the Bard. It is as if, to the information which used to be given in theatrical programmes, `Cigarettes by Abdullah, Costumes by Motley, Music by Mendelssohn'', we should add `Meaning by Shakespeare''.
These essays rest on a different, almost opposite, principle. Developing the arguments of the same aut...
We traditionally assume that the `meaning'' of each of Shakespeares plays is bequeathed to it by the Bard. It is as if, to the information which used to be given in theatrical programmes, `Cigarettes by Abdullah, Costumes by Motley, Music by Mendelssohn'', we should add `Meaning by Shakespeare''.
These essays rest on a different, almost opposite, principle. Developing the arguments of the same aut...