VIII. Release and Reconciliation: The Alcestis and the Winter’s Tale

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