Fathers and sons in Shakespeare: the debt never promised

Introduction : interpreting Shakespeare's sons : ambivalence, rescue, and revenge -- Paternal authority and filial autonomy in Shakespeare's England -- Henry VI, part one : prototypical beginnings : the two John Talbots -- Richard II : patrilineal inheritance and the generation gap -- Henr...

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Main Author: Tromly, Frederic B. 1943- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Toronto [ u.a.] University of Toronto Press 2010
In:Year: 2010
Reviews:[Rezension von: Tromly, Fred B., Fathers and Sons in Shakespeare: The Debt Never Promised] (2011) (Walker, Katherine)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 / Drama / Father (Motif) / Son (Motif)
Further subjects:B Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Criticism and interpretation
B Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Characters Fathers
B Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) Characters Fathers
B Fathers and sons in literature
B Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) Criticism and interpretation
B Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Characters Sons
B Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) Characters Sons
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Summary:Introduction : interpreting Shakespeare's sons : ambivalence, rescue, and revenge -- Paternal authority and filial autonomy in Shakespeare's England -- Henry VI, part one : prototypical beginnings : the two John Talbots -- Richard II : patrilineal inheritance and the generation gap -- Henry IV, part one : Deep defiance and the rebel prince -- Henry IV, part two : the prince becomes the king, with a note on Henry V -- Hamlet : notes from the underground : paternal and filial subterfuge -- King Lear : the usurpation of fathers, and of fathers and sons -- Macbeth and the late plays : the disappearance of ambivalent sons -- Biographical coda : William Shakespeare, son of John Shakespeare -- Appendix 1 : Shakespearean fathers and sons in Edward III -- Appendix 2 : Thomas Plume's anecdote : the merry-cheeked, jest-cracking John Shakespeare, Sir John Mennes, and Sir John Falstaff
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-354) and index
ISBN:0802099610