Download or read book Wrinkled Deep in Time written by Maurice Charney and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shakespeare was acutely aware of our struggles with aging. His dramatic characters either prosper or suffer according to their relationship with maturity, and his sonnets explore time's ravaging effects. "Wrinkled deep in time" is how the queen describes herself in Antony and Cleopatra, and at the end of King Lear, there is a tragic sense that both the king and Gloucester have acquired a wisdom they otherwise lacked at the beginning of the play. Even Juliet matures considerably before she drinks Friar Lawrence's potion, and Macbeth and his wife prematurely grow old from their murderous schemes. This book investigates patterns of aging in Shakespeare, exploring the fulfillment or distress of Shakespeare's characters in combination with their mental and physical decline. Comparing the characterizations of elderly kings and queens, older lovers, patriarchal men, matriarchal women, and the senex -- the stereotypical old man of Roman comedy -- with the history of life expectancy in Shakespeare's England, the book uncovers similarities and differences between our attitudes toward aging then and now.
Download or read book Wrinkled Deep in Time written by Maurice Charney and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-22 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shakespeare was acutely aware of our intimate struggles with aging. His dramatic characters either prosper or suffer according to their relationship with maturity, and his sonnets eloquently explore time's ravaging effects. "Wrinkled deep in time" is how the queen describes herself in Antony and Cleopatra, and at the end of King Lear, there is a tragic sense that both the king and Gloucester have acquired a wisdom they otherwise lacked at the beginning of the play. Even Juliet matures considerably before she drinks Friar Lawrence's potion, and Macbeth and his wife prematurely grow old from their murderous schemes. Drawing on historical documents and the dramatist's own complex depictions, Maurice Charney conducts an original investigation into patterns of aging in Shakespeare, exploring the fulfillment or distress of Shakespeare's characters in combination with their mental and physical decline. Comparing the characterizations of elderly kings and queens, older lovers, patriarchal men, matriarchal women, and the senex the stereotypical old man of Roman comedy with the history of life expectancy in Shakespeare's England, Charney uncovers similarities and differences between our contemporary attitudes toward aging and aging as it was understood more than four hundred years ago. From this dynamic examination, a new perspective on Shakespeare emerges, one that celebrates and deepens our knowledge of his subtler themes and characters.
Download or read book A Wrinkle in Time written by Madeleine L'Engle and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER • TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF ALL TIME • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM DISNEY Read the ground-breaking science fiction and fantasy classic that has delighted children for over 60 years! "A Wrinkle in Time is one of my favorite books of all time. I've read it so often, I know it by heart." —Meg Cabot Late one night, three otherworldly creatures appear and sweep Meg Murry, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe away on a mission to save Mr. Murray, who has gone missing while doing top-secret work for the government. They travel via tesseract--a wrinkle that transports one across space and time--to the planet Camazotz, where Mr. Murray is being held captive. There they discover a dark force that threatens not only Mr. Murray but the safety of the whole universe. A Wrinkle in Time is the first book in Madeleine L’Engle’s Time Quintet.
Download or read book The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the romantic tragedy about the relationship between Mark Antony and the Queen of Egypt.
Download or read book The Plays written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Works of Shakespeare Antony and Cleopatra written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A New Variorum Edition of Shakespeare The tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra 1907 written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Antony and Cleopatra written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated edition of one of Shakespeare's most remarkable tragedies, Antony and Cleopatra.
Download or read book The Works of Shakespeare written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Shakespeare Studied in Eight Plays written by Albert Stratford George Canning and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Works of William Shakespeare written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1821 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Works of Shakespeare in Seven Volumes written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1733 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Comedies Histories Tragedies and Poems of William Shakspere Antony and Cleopatra Supplementary notice to the Roman plays Titus Andronicus Pericles written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
