Shakespeare: A Wayward Journey

The essays contained in this volume represent studies in Shakespeare over three decades. Apart from their abiding intrinsic interest and merit, they help trace the course of Shakespeare criticism during the latter half of the twentieth century, as emphasis on critical interpretation experienced a number of significant shifts. Genre studies, textual analyses, and feminist approaches are all represented here, along with three new essays never before published on The Winter's Tale and The Taming of the Shrew. The latter makes a significant comparison between Shakespeare's play and Sigmund Freud's study of his patient, Dora. Among other notable essays are Ourselves Alone: The Challenge to Single Combat in Shakespeare, King Lear and the Psychology of Dying, and Mamillius and Gender Polarization in the Winter's Tale. Written in lucid, jargon-free English, all the essays are exemplars of contemporary library criticism.Susan Snyder is the author of 'Shakespeare: A Wayward Journey', published 2002 under ISBN 9780874137958 and ISBN 0874137950.