{"product_id":"the-devils-party-harriet-hawkins-9780198128144","title":"The Devil's Party: Critical Counter-Interpretations of Shakespearean Drama","description":"This survey of past and present controversies about Shakespearian drama asks about the question: Do the plays hold a mirror up to nature? If so, what is the nature of the \"nature\" reflected in plays as different as \u003cem\u003eHamlet\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAs You Like It?K\u003c\/em\u003e Is the poet on the side of the angels or, in fact, \"of the devil's party\" in a play like \u003cem\u003eRichard III?\u003c\/em\u003e Are Hamlet and Cleopatra more to be morally censured than pitied or admired? How seriously should we take the comedies? Rather than attempting to answer these questions, the author here explains why it is that the plays remain open to critical debate. She concludes that Shakespearian drama provides us with the most artistic challenges to \u003cem\u003eany\u003c\/em\u003e one-sided account of the ways of the wold it reflects and for this reason, for students and teachers, and for actors and audiences alike, its impact is ultimately liberating.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harriet Hawkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198128142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198128144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/18\/1985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Harriet Hawkins","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47420199305471,"sku":"9780198128144","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9d6f0618-321e-4139-8341-d51be4e9d9c0.jpg?v=1761525878","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-devils-party-harriet-hawkins-9780198128144","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}