Poor Naked Wretches: Shakespeare's Working People Unwin Stephen
Poor Naked Wretches: Shakespeare's Working People Unwin Stephen Disputing the notion that William Shakespeare scorned the rabble, an illuminating look at the complex working people of his plays.Was…
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Poor Naked Wretches: Shakespeare's Working People Unwin Stephen
Disputing the notion that William Shakespeare scorned the rabble, an illuminating look at the complex working people of his plays.Was Shakespeare a snob? Moreover, working people play an important role in his dramatic method. Poor Naked Wretches challenges the idea that one of the greatest writers of the English language despised working people, showing that he portrayed them with as much insight, compassion, and purpose as the rich and powerful.
Unwin argues that the robust realism of these characters, their independence of mind, and their engagement in the great issues of the day, make them much more than mere comic relief. Stephen Unwin reads Shakespeare anew, exploring the astonishing variety of working people in his plays, as well as the vast range of cultural sources from which they were drawn. Compassionate, cogent, and wry, Poor Naked Wretches grants