| Popis: |
Robert Crosman's article does well to remind us of the importance of Shakespeare's prose, in the history plays as well as in the comedies. Hussey's resonse is less a criticism than a change of emphasis, away from the development of Henry V as shown by his prose style to the exploitation of a variety of styles, often involving a deliberate breach of decorum. His interest is how Shakespeare constantly goes beyond the accepted view that, as Crosman expresses it, "prose is more appropriate for lower−class than for upper−class characters, and more suited to `realistic' speeches than to `idealistic' ones." His reading is focused on a Henry who, from the beginning, knows full well what he is doing and for whom style is mostly a weapon. |
