Book description
>The section on Shakespeare consists of essays on the general aspect
of the plays - those great hymns to the principle and the glory of life.
There are long essays on
King Lear, Macbeth, Othello,
and Hamlet
. Miss Sitwell believes, with all humility, that she has discovered new
sources of the inspiration of King Lear
, throwing a new light on the whole play , and giving us new meaning to
the mad scenes, of an unsurpassable grandeur, depth and terror. There
are essays on many of the comedies, and long passages about the Fools
and Clowns, all of which serve to illiminate Shakespeare s mighty and
many-sided genius.> >The section on Shakespeare consists of
essays on the general aspect of the plays - those great hymns to the
principle and the glory of life. There are long essays on King Lear,
Macbeth, Othello,
and Hamlet
. Miss Sitwell believes, with all humility, that she has discovered new
sources of the inspiration of King Lear
, throwing a new light on the whole play , and giving us new meaning to
the mad scenes, of an unsurpassable grandeur, depth and terror. There
are essays on many of the comedies, and long passages about the Fools
and Clowns, all of which serve to illiminate Shakespeare s mighty and
many-sided genius.>
