A. C. (Andrew Cecil) Bradley

A. C. (Andrew Cecil) Bradley
Andrew Cecil Bradley (1851–1935) was a renowned English literary scholar and critic, best known for his work on Shakespearean tragedy. He gained prominence with his influential lectures and books, particularly "Shakespearean Tragedy" (1904), which analyzed the major tragic plays like "Hamlet," "Othello," "King Lear," and "Macbeth." Bradley's approach to Shakespeare focused on psychological depth and character analysis, treating the plays as studies of human emotion and experience. His critical work has shaped modern interpretations of Shakespeare, making him one of the most significant Shakespearean critics of his time.

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LECTURE I THE SUBSTANCE OF SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY The question we are to consider in this lecture may be stated in a variety of ways. We may put it thus: What is the substance of a Shakespearean tragedy, taken in abstraction both from its form and from the differences in point of substance between one tragedy and another? Or thus: What is the nature of the tragic aspect of life as represented by... more...

POETRY FOR POETRY'S SAKE One who, after twenty years, is restored to the University where he was taught and first tried to teach, and who has received at the hands of his Alma Mater an honour of which he never dreamed, is tempted to speak both of himself and of her. But I remember that you have come to listen to my thoughts about a great subject, and not to my feelings about myself; and, of... more...