An Approach to Shakespeare Author:D. A. Traversi The second volume of the newly expanded third edition of D. A. Traversi's major contribution to Shakespearean criticism is a revision of the material contained in the 1956 edition and concentrates on the problem plays and the tragedies. Traversi shows how such plays as Hamlet and Troilus and Cressida reflect Shakepeare's growing skill in presen... more »ting character and in projecting "complex states of experience into a coherent dramatic pattern"; and in such plays as Antony and Cleopatra and King Lear he explores Shakepeare's tragic vision. HIs carefully considered dicussions of the images and themes that are woven through the whole fabric of Shakespearean poetic drama are a tribute to the playwright's genius.« less