Hays, Michael L.  1940- <br/><br/>
Shakespearean tragedy as chivalric romance :  rethinking Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear / 
Michael L. Hays. 
 - Cambridge  D.S. Brewer,  Rochester, NY :  2003. 
 - ix, 225 pages ;  24 cm. 
 - Studies in Renaissance literature,  v. 12  1465-6310 ; .
 - Studies in Renaissance literature (Woodbridge, Suffolk, England) ;  v. 12. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-220) and index. 
<br/><br/> Acknowledgments --  Tables and figure --  Introduction --  The survival of English chivalric romance --  The significance of English chivalric romance --  Macbeth : loyal stewards and royal succession --  Hamlet : courtly revenge and chivalric justice --  Othello : courtly love and chivalric justice --  King Lear : courtly romance and chivalric restoration --  Bibliography --  Index.  1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  6.  7. 
<br/><br/> "Shakespearean Tragedy as Chivalric Romance: Rethinking Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear interprets these plays less as tragedies after their protagonists than as romances according to the figures and motifs coloring and shaping them." "The author counters the conventional wisdom and its biases against romance, and questions received opinion about literary genre and cultural history. He presents historical, bibliographic, and literary evidence for the resurgent vitality of chivalric romance at the end of Elizabeth's reign and the start of James's rule. This neo-chivalric revival featured chivalric romances or materials fashioned from them for the mixed purposes of popular entertainment and political expression." "In this context and for a theater company preferred by the throne, Shakespeare exploited chivalric romance to explore themes of governance, legitimacy, and succession in these plays. Although their protagonists are pre-eminent, they give way to improved polities and worthier successors. Their triumph represents an order which prevails because justice triumphs. Subordinating tragedy to romance, Shakespeare offered a tempered optimism about the outcome of contested issues."--Jacket. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0859917886 9780859917889 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003004936 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA3V1402  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Tragedies.<br/>Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --<br/>Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 <br/>Shakespeare, William 1564-1616  Hamlet <br/>Shakespeare, William 1564-1616  King Lear <br/>Shakespeare, William 1564-1616  Macbeth <br/>Shakespeare, William 1564-1616  Othello <br/>Shakespeare, William. Macbeth. <br/>Shakespeare, William. Hamlet. <br/>Shakespeare, William. Othello. <br/>Shakespeare, William. King Lear. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Romances--History and criticism.<br/>Chivalry in literature.<br/>Tragedy.<br/>Roman courtois--Histoire et critique.<br/><br/><br/>Chivalry in literature.<br/>Criticism and interpretation.<br/>Romances.<br/>Tragedy.<br/>Ritterroman
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Criticism, interpretation, etc.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PR2983  / .H395 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>822.3/3