First published in 1965, The Golden Labyrinth provides a coherent and readable history of the essential nature of British drama in a single volume. The treatment is philosophical and imaginative, and full of enthusiasm and clarity which have made Professor Wilson Knight's works, of Shakespearian and other interpretations, so famous. The chapters in this book have been organized according to literary periods and will appeal to both students of literature and casual readers.
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G. Wilson Knight
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First published in 1965, The Golden Labyrinth provides a coherent and readable history of the essential nature of British drama in a single volume. The treatment is philosophical and imaginative, and full of enthusiasm and clarity which have made Professor Wilson Knight's works, of Shakespearian and other interpretations, so famous. The chapters in this book have been organized according to literary periods and will appeal to both students of literature and casual readers.
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Preface Acknowledgements 1. Greek 2. Medieval 3. Elizabethan 4. Shakespeare 5. Jacobean 6. Milton 7. Restoration 8. Augustan 9. Gothic 10. Byron 11. Victorian 12. Nordic 13. Transitional 14. Edwardian 15. Shaw 16. Georgian Index