The Stranger In Shakespeare: Studies in the Archetypal Underworld of the Plays by Leslie A. Fiedler


The Stranger In Shakespeare: Studies in the Archetypal Underworld of the Plays
Title : The Stranger In Shakespeare: Studies in the Archetypal Underworld of the Plays
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ISBN : 0760772371
ISBN-10 : 9780760772379
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 263
Publication : First published January 1, 1972

In this provocative book, originally published in 1972, Leslie Fiedler turns his critical eye on what he calls the "borderline figure" in Shakespeare's plays and poems. Neither hero nor villain, this figure defines the limits of the human—it is the shadow, the other, the alien

The Stranger In Shakespeare: Studies in the Archetypal Underworld of the Plays Reviews

  • Michael

    The book has some interesting things to say with regards to the sonnets. However, I disagree with more than I agree with.

  • Sigo Paolini

    A hard book to read. Its very disorganized and poorly written. Once you overcome that, and only with struggle did I, it had a real 1970 sociio-sexist bent that I did not find much suport in his chosen texts. Of course anyone can bend anything out of shape, but it is always up to the reader to question whether that logically fits -- in this book, I found he missed the bigger picture, to prove his small point.

  • Mora

    things this man is obsessed with: witches, father-daughter incest, being racist about othello. he had a handful of lines that made me think, that's an interesting point that's totally not elaborated on. most of the time the things he said made me think, what the fuck (derogatory). i Cannot recommend this.

  • Isabelita

    2.5-3☆