The gender of Rosalind : interpretations : Shakespeare, Büchner, Gautier

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The gender of Rosalind : interpretations : Shakespeare, Büchner, Gautier

Jan Kott ; translated by Jadwiga Kosicka and Mark Rosenzweig

Northwestern University Press, c1992

  • : cloth
  • : pbk.

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Collection of essays, by the author, translated from the Polish

Includes index

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Volume

: cloth ISBN 9780810110137

Description

Sparkling with the wit and verbal agility that characterize his writing, Kott's scholarly volume brings together three of his most important essays, each of them grounded in a particular Shakespeare play. The title essay in The Gender of Rosalind offers a snapshot of Kott's thinking as it traces the complexities within-and implied by-As You Like It's major female character. In ""Head for Maidenhead, Maidenhead for Head"" Kott unbraids the interwoven themes of gender, law, and familial attachment in Measure for Measure. ""The Guillotine as a Tragic Hero"" deftly highlights the themes linking Georg Buchner's Danton's Death with Julius Caesar. Throughout the collection, Kott comfortably spans the four centuries since Shakespeare wrote. Rich in literary and historical references, the essays address intricate, timely issues in the study of theater with a grace that could only come from the pen of Jan Kott. His lucid exposition-even of complex ideas-and skillful translations make these essays rewarding reading for every educated person interested in dramatic criticism and theater history.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction: Still Contemporary? The Gender of Rosalind Head for Maidenhead, Maidenhead for Head: The Structure of Exchange in Measure for Measure The Guillotine as a Tragic Hero: Julius Caesar and Buchner's Danton's Death Appendix: Directors and the Ghost Index
Volume

: pbk. ISBN 9780810110380

Description

Sparkling with the wit and verbal agility that characterize his writing, Kott's scholarly volume brings together three of his most important essays, each of them grounded in a particular Shakespeare play. The title essay in The Gender of Rosalind offers a snapshot of Kott's thinking as it traces the complexities within-and implied by-As You Like It's major female character. In "Head for Maidenhead, Maidenhead for Head" Kott unbraids the interwoven themes of gender, law, and familial attachment in Measure for Measure. "The Guillotine as a Tragic Hero" deftly highlights the themes linking Georg Buchner's Danton's Death with Julius Caesar. Throughout the collection, Kott comfortably spans the four centuries since Shakespeare wrote. Rich in literary and historical references, the essays address intricate, timely issues in the study of theater with a grace that could only come from the pen of Jan Kott. His lucid exposition-even of complex ideas-and skillful translations make these essays rewarding reading for every educated person interested in dramatic criticism and theater history.

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