Author : Jan H. Blits
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739161202
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)
Book Synopsis Spirit, Soul, and City by : Jan H. Blits
Download or read book Spirit, Soul, and City written by Jan H. Blits and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2006-06-29 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spirit, Soul, and City offers a new reading of Coriolanus, Shakespeare's most political play and the last of his great tragedies. Portraying the founding of the Roman republic and the life and soul of its legendary warrior, Coriolanus, the play brings to light not only the hidden working of Rome's mixed regime but the inherent tragic tensions in the soul's spirited tendency to strive to go beyond itself in order to be true to itself. Distinguished scholar Jan H. Blits provides a fresh interpretation of this rich, complex, and often perplexing play, combining meticulous detail and insightful breadth. Proceeding line-by-line through the play, this book reaches its conclusions by closely examining Shakespeare's text—his plot, characters, language, structure, allusions, puzzles, and other devices.