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I. Drama and History

  • Tom F. Driver
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The Sense of History in Greek and Shakespearean Drama
This chapter is in the book The Sense of History in Greek and Shakespearean Drama
© 2019 Columbia University Press

© 2019 Columbia University Press

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Preface V
  3. Contents VII
  4. Part I. Introduction
  5. I. Drama and History 3
  6. II. Hellenic Historical Consciousness: The Equilibrium of Nature 19
  7. III. Judaeo-Christian Historical Consciousness: The Vocation of Israel 39
  8. Part II. A necessary excursus
  9. IV. The Problem of Dramatic Form 69
  10. Part III. Comparisons
  11. V. Nemesis and Judgment: The Persians and Richard III 87
  12. VI. Synthesis and Providence: The Oresteia and Hamlet 116
  13. VII. The Uses of Time: The Oedipus Tyrannus and Macbeth 143
  14. VIII. Release and Reconciliation: The Alcestis and the Winter’s Tale 168
  15. IX. Conclusion 199
  16. Appendix: On the Choice of the Plays 213
  17. Bibliography 219
  18. Index 227
https://doi.org/10.7312/driv94164-002

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Preface V
  3. Contents VII
  4. Part I. Introduction
  5. I. Drama and History 3
  6. II. Hellenic Historical Consciousness: The Equilibrium of Nature 19
  7. III. Judaeo-Christian Historical Consciousness: The Vocation of Israel 39
  8. Part II. A necessary excursus
  9. IV. The Problem of Dramatic Form 69
  10. Part III. Comparisons
  11. V. Nemesis and Judgment: The Persians and Richard III 87
  12. VI. Synthesis and Providence: The Oresteia and Hamlet 116
  13. VII. The Uses of Time: The Oedipus Tyrannus and Macbeth 143
  14. VIII. Release and Reconciliation: The Alcestis and the Winter’s Tale 168
  15. IX. Conclusion 199
  16. Appendix: On the Choice of the Plays 213
  17. Bibliography 219
  18. Index 227
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