Fathers and Sons in Shakespeare: The Debt Never Promised

Fred B. Tromly

Published by University of Toronto Press 2010

Fathers and Sons in Shakespeare

The Debt Never Promised

Fred B. Tromly

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442699052

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Through careful scrutiny of word and deed, the scholarship in Fathers and Sons in Shakespeare reveals the complex attitude Shakespeare's sons harbour towards their fathers.

Author / Editor information

Tromly Fred B. :

Fred B. Tromly is a professor emeritus in the Department of English at Trent University.

Reviews

Margaret L. Mikesell, Renaissance Quarterly: vol 64:01:2011:
‘A solid contribution to recent studies on the early modern family and masculinities, one that in its broad-ranging clarity would enhance undergraduate and graduate libraries.’

David Lee Miller, Carolina Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of South Carolina:
'This is a strong, well-informed, original reading of what is a major pattern running through Shakespeare's plays, from early to late. The readings are perceptive and persuasive, and I learned a great deal from what Fred B. Tromly has to say about fathers and sons in Shakespeare.'

Murray Schwartz, Professor of Literature, Emerson College:
'Fred B. Tromly's Fathers and Sons in Shakespeare is an admirably comprehensive critical reading of this central theme as Shakespeare developed it over the course of his dramatic career. Combining careful historical documentation with psychologically discriminating close readings of language and dramatic action, Tromly gives us an unprecedented understanding of the tense Oedipal dynamics that inform the plays. Tromly's lucid and jargon-free style will make this book accessible to students and scholars alike. This is a fine, important addition to contemporary Shakespearean criticism.'

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiii
A Note on Texts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xv
Introduction: Interpreting Shakespeare’s Sons – Ambivalence, Rescue, and Revenge Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1 Paternal Authority and Filial Autonomy in Shakespeare’s England Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
2 Henry VI, Part One: Prototypical Beginnings – The Two John Talbots Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
3 Richard II: Patrilineal Inheritance and the Generation Gap Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
4 Henry IV, Part One: ‘Deep Defiance’ and the Rebel Prince Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
5 Henry IV, Part Two: The Prince Becomes the King (with a Note on Henry V) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
6 Hamlet: Notes from Underground – Paternal and Filial Subterfuge Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	152
7 King Lear: The Usurpation of Fathers – and of Fathers and Sons Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	186
8 Macbeth and the Late Plays: The Disappearance of Ambivalent Sons Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
9 Biographical Coda: William Shakespeare, Son of John Shakespeare Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	242
Appendix 1: Shakespearean Fathers and Sons in Edward III Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	270
Appendix 2: Thomas Plume’s Anecdote: The Merry- Cheeked, Jest-Cracking John Shakespeare, Sir John Mennes, and Sir John Falstaff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	278
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	283
Works Cited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	331
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	355

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 400

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Published: December 31, 2010
ISBN: 9781442699052