Stephen Unwin
Poor Naked Wretches: Shakespeare's Working People
Poor Naked Wretches: Shakespeare's Working People
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Poor Naked Wretches challenges the idea that Shakespeare despised working people, showing that he portrayed them with insight, compassion, and purpose. Stephen Unwin explores the variety of working people in his plays and their cultural sources, arguing that they are more than comic relief.
Format: Hardback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 11 July 2022
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Was Shakespeare a snob? Poor Naked Wretches challenges the notion that our greatest writer disdained working people and demonstrates that he portrayed them with equal insight, compassion, and purpose as the wealthy and powerful. Furthermore, they play a significant role in his dramatic approach. Stephen Unwin offers a fresh interpretation of Shakespeare, exploring the remarkable diversity of working people in his plays and the vast array of cultural sources from which they were drawn. Unwin contends that the robust realism of these characters, their independence of mind, and their engagement with the significant issues of the day elevate them far beyond mere 'comic relief.' Compassionate, cogent, and wry, Poor Naked Wretches bestows upon these often-overlooked figures the dignity and respect they truly deserve.
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781789146615
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