Shakespearean Meanings

Mr. Burckhardt does not discuss the plays as theatre. Instead he states: "This book is concerned with what Shakespeare __meant__. I believe that Shakespeare's plays, to put it bluntly, have messages and that these messages are discoverable, in fact, statable.... Shakespeare not only abides our questions, he tells us what questions to ask; he took infinite pains to be precisely understood." Originally published in 1968. The **Princeton Legacy Library** uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Cover Table of Contents Foreword Preface I. How Not to Murder Caesar II. The Poet as Fool and Priest: A Discourse on Method III. "I Am but Shadow of Myself": Ceremony and Design in I Henry VI IV. Shakespeare, Peele, and the King of Scots V. King John: The Ordering of This Present Time VI. "Swoll'n with Some Other Grief": Shakespeare's Prince Hal Trilogy VII. The Merchant of Venice: The Gentle Bond VIII. King Lear: The Quality of Nothing IX. The King's Language: Shakespeare's Drama as Social Discovery Appendix. Notes on the Theory of Intrinsic Interpretation Index In Sanskrit; Introductory Matter And Commentary In Hindi. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.