Shakespeare's parting wondertales. A study of the elements of the tale of magic in William Shakespeare's late plays
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Andrzej Wicher.
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Book
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English
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Preface. * Introduction: The connection between the tale of magic and Shakespeare's late romance. The archetype of the supernatural spouse as an organising principle of the late romances. * Chapter 1: Hamlet as an Ash-Boy, or male Cinderella, and Cordelia as a parallel, Cinderella-like figure. Chapter 2: The motif of magic forgetfulness in "Cymbeline" and "Pericles". Chapter 3: The sign of the bear - on the relationship between "The Winter's Tale" and the tale of magic. Chapter 4: The ambiguities of "The Tempest" in the context of its relation to the folktale background. Chapter 5: The unreal past of "Henry VIII". Chapter 6: W. Shakespeare's and J. Fletcher's "Two Noble Kinsmen" as an integral element of the Late Plays. * Conclusions