Many critics have acknowledged the importance of the classical tradition of rhetoric to Shakespeare, but few have taken it as seriously as Scott F. Crider does. In a series of subtle readings of some of Shakespeare's most intellectually challenging plays - among them, 'Hamlet', 'All's Well That Ends Well', and 'Measure for Measure' - Crider initiates a stimulating dialogue between Aristotle's understanding of rhetoric and Shakespeare's. In an especially provocative study of Iago's sophistry in 'Othello', Crider highlights the ethical dimension of rhetoric as a central issue in Shakespeare's achievement as a playwright. (Paul A. Cantor, Clifton Waller Barrett Professor of English, University of Virginia) Skryť popis