Product Description: Of all that has been written recently on Shakespearean comedy much is cross-sectional; much has pursued themes, patterns, images and son on, recurring throughout the sequence of plays. Less has been written about he plays themselves. There are of course t

Product Description: Shakespeare's Last Plays was the first of E. M. W. Tilyard's influential works on Shakespeare. In it, Dr Tilyard argues that the last plays – Cymbeline, The Winter's Tale and The Tempest – develop patterns found in the earlier works...read more

Examines common beliefs about the nature of order during the Elizabethan age and demonstrates how these beliefs were transmitted through the creative literature of the era

Product Description: The seminal reappraisal of Milton's relationship to the metaphysical age, in which the author argues Milton was as close to the metaphysical spirit as was its reputed chief, John Donne. Tillyard provokes discussion into the role of personality in poetry, and suggests that eccentricity of style is a limitation as well as a distinguishing characteristic...read more