The Shakespearean Inside: A Study of the Complete Soliloquies and Solo Asides
Marcus Nordlund
The first comprehensive and fully systematic study of all soliloquies and solo asides in Shakespeare’s plays
The Shakespearean Inside is a study of all soliloquies and solo asides (dubbed “insides” for short) in Shakespeare’s complete plays. The first step in the research process was the creation of the Shakespearean Inside Database (SID) where these speeches were annotated according to variables of genuine literary interest (such as act, dramatic subgenre, probable time of composition, dramatic speech acts, selected figures of speech, and character attributes such as gender and class). Such comprehensive and detailed data makes it possible to generalize dependably about ... Read more
Key Features
- A unique combination of digital annotation and traditional interpretive practices offering fresh insights into Shakespeare’s soliloquies and solo asides
- Based on a new type of data that allows for dependable and transparent generalisations about Shakespeare’s habitual practices, and significant departures from these practices, over time and across subgenres
- Sheds new light on a number of Shakespeare plays, from early comedies to mature tragedies and late romances
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