Introduction / Harold Bloom. Shakespeare's romances: The winter's tale / Northrop Frye. Cymbeline: the rescue of the king / Ruth Nevo. The crime and conversion of Leontes in The winter's tale / René Girard. Virtue, vice, and compassion in Montaigne and The tempest / Arthur. Kirsch. "Near akin": the trials of friendship in The two noble kinsmen / Alan Stewart. Love doctrine in the problem plays & Hamlet / Maurice Charney. Troilus and Cressida / W.H. Auden. The consolation of romance: providence in Shakespeare's late plays / Richard Harp. In the shadow of Hamlet: comedy and death in All's well that ends well / Alexander Leggatt
Introduction / Harold Bloom --; Shakespeare's romances: The winter's tale / Northrop Frye --; Cymbeline: the rescue of the king / Ruth Nevo --; The crime and conversion of Leontes in The winter's tale / René Girard --; Virtue, vice, and compassion in Montaigne and The tempest / Arthur --; Kirsch --; "Near akin": the trials of friendship in The two noble kinsmen / Alan Stewart --; Love doctrine in the problem plays & Hamlet / Maurice Charney --; Troilus and Cressida / W.H. Auden --; The consolation of romance: providence in Shakespeare's late plays / Richard Harp --; In the shadow of Hamlet: comedy and death in All's well that ends well / Alexander Leggatt.