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Posted on:2014-07-28Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:B B NiuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2265330425953483Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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Since the advent of Shakespeare’s works, every period scholars and critics did extensive and in-depth research and comments on them, which constitutes the spectacular history of Shakespeare reviews. By studying Shakespeare reviews of different periods, not only have a better understanding of its own, but also a better understanding of Shakespeare and Western culture. The topic of Shakespeare comment in recent years become increasingly enthusiastic, Romantic period Shakespeare comments gradually attracted people’s attention. The Shakespeare Review status of the British Romantic period should not be underestimated, William Hazlitt is one of the representatives of this period. The text of his comments not only has significant characteristics of the times, but also unique. Difficult to find, Hazlitt widely used method of comparison, his little concern theoretical issues like unities like one major feature is that the text reading from his Shakespearean comments. In addition, Hazlitt used beautiful flowing prose techniques to write literary criticism, his comments often with a strong emotion. Hazlitt’s discussion focused on Shakespeare’s literary performances always talked about. Discuss Shakespeare focuses around a character analysis. Hazlitt delicate and smooth strokes with the Characters of Shakespeare’s Play, tightly integrated text of Shakespeare, a detailed interpretation of the important characters in more than30different types of theater in Shakespeare, given these roles new colors.This article is divided into three parts of the introduction, body and conclusion.The introduction highlighted the article theme as well as the significance of the topic of this article, to generalize about of William Hazlitt’s Shakespeare drama comment Research and research methods.The text is divided into four chapters, specificly detailed analysis of William Hazlitt’s Shakespeare comments:The main content of the first part is the Western Shakespeare comments overview.Firstly I sketch history of Shakespeare comments, background expanded as a thesis topic.Secondly I sketch on the18th and19th century British classicism and romanticism overview of Shakespeare comments, William Hazlitt is a British literary critic of the Romantic period, so in order to be commenced detailed studies and in-depth discussion to this the background the Expand is necessary.The main content of the second part is an overview of William Hazlitt’s Shakespeare comments. Introduce Hazlitt Shakespeare comments writings as a whole, highlighting the salient features of the William Hazlitt’s Shakespeare drama reviews, and connect with the specific analysis of Hazlitt’s works to his characteristics closely, In order to specific text as an example,we can explore his Shakespeare comments features, prose style, a distinctive emotional and outstanding reviews of stage performances.The focus of the third part is the analysis of the the William Hazlitt main works of Shakespeare comments "characters in Shakespeare plays", explore Hazlitt’s Shakespeare comments, especially the uniqueness of the Shakespearean character comments. Hazlitt’s unique interpretation of Shakespeare’s characters, and the main analysis of the characters in Shakespeare plays Shakespeare reflected comments ideological analysis, combined with specific comments on the text in the works, respectively, to explore Hazlitt’s interpretation of ruler image of Shakespeare, the female image, and antagonist image. From the three parts explore Hazlitt Shakespearean characters unique perspective and deep parsing. Hazlitt analysis of the figures are from a certain angle reflects the characteristics of his reviews and ideological characteristics, although this work is not the most sophisticated analysis of the works of Shakespeare characters, preached many live figures, showing a distinctive characteristic of Hazlitt.The fourth parts is a comparison of William Hazlitt’s Shakespeare comments and the main critics of Shakespeare comments in the same period, select their close relationship, the mutual influence of the four critics:Austria· Granville· facilities Leger, Samuel· Taylor· Coleridge, Charles Lamb and Henrich· Heine, Briefly compare Hazlitt and the four critics of Shakespeare comments. They have similarities and also there is a very different place, even have the relationship of mutual influence and heritage. Such a comparison is necessary, leaving us to see Hazlitt works of Shakespeare comments reflected the spirit of the times, in addition to commonality and umquenes.Conclusion is the romanticism of William Hazlitt’s Shakespeare comments summarize and deepen.
Keywords/Search Tags:William Hazlitt, Shakespeare drama comments, romanticism, Charactersof Shakespeare’s Play
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