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October 30, 2020
Shakespeare Reread is a book that is written for an audience of critical literature professionals, those who delve into PostModern Theory or the New Criticism or other schools of thought. The essays contained within it vary in their approach-ability. Some of the essays are difficult in the extreme.
Having said the above, there are some real gems in this book. In particular, the essays by Vendler, Booth, Parker, and Wofford, are outstanding in the light that they shed on aspects of Shakespeare's language. The insights that they provide, at least to me, are new and engaging. Vendler's essay concerns the Sonnets, which are an endless source of fascination. Parker's essay concerns 'delation' and 'dilation' in Othello and Hamlet, which opens up (pun intended) new dimensions of understanding for the reader.
Having said the above, there are some real gems in this book. In particular, the essays by Vendler, Booth, Parker, and Wofford, are outstanding in the light that they shed on aspects of Shakespeare's language. The insights that they provide, at least to me, are new and engaging. Vendler's essay concerns the Sonnets, which are an endless source of fascination. Parker's essay concerns 'delation' and 'dilation' in Othello and Hamlet, which opens up (pun intended) new dimensions of understanding for the reader.
February 15, 2016
A starry cast of contributors, such as Helen Vendler, Stephen Booth, and George T. Wright, present essays on what it means to be a close reader at the time of publication, 1994. This book is still fascinating and useful. Read it closely.
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