Souls with longing : representations of honor and love in Shakespeare / edited by Bernard J. Dobski and Dustin A. Gish.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dobski, Bernard J., 1972-

Gish, Dustin A., 1969-

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Criticism and interpretation.

Honor in literature.

Love in literature.

Physical Description:

x, 332 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2011]

Summary:

"Souls with Longing focuses on representations of honor and love in the plays and poetry of William Shakespeare. The contributors to this collaborative volume reveal how Shakespeare's representations of the longing for and pursuit of honor and love in his characters teach us about who we are, what we desire, and why. Shakespeare's works thus vividly represent a grand pageant of souls with longing which holds sway over our political, moral, and romantic imaginations"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments

Prologue

Shakespeare's Souls with Longing

Chapter 1. Shakespeare's Understandings of Honor: Morally Absolute, Politically Relative

Chapter 2. Love, Honor, and the Dynamics of Shakespearean Drama

Chapter 3. The Spectrum of Love: Nature and Convention in As You Like It

Chapter 4. Pagan Statesmanship and Christian Translation: Governing Love in A Midsummer Night's Dream

Chapter 5. Honor and Eros: Private Goods and Public Neglect in Shakespeare's Troy

Chapter 6. Friendship and Love of Honor: The Education of Henry V

Chapter 7. Love, Sex, and Shakespeare's Intention in Romeo and Juliet

Chapter 8. Macbeth's Strange Infirmity: Shakespeare's Portrait of A Demonic Tyranny

Chapter 9. Beyond Love and Honor: Eros and Will to Power in Richard III

Chapter 10. Taming The Tempest: Prospero's Love of Wisdom and the Turn from Tyranny

Chapter 11. A Motley to the View: Staging Tragic Honor

Epilogue

Chapter 12. The Phoenix and Turtle and the Mysteries of Love: Who Wants What, Why, and to What Effect?

Chapter 13. Love's Book of Honor and Shame: Shakespeare's Sonnets and Lyric Flourishing

Appendices

Chapter A. Shakespeare's Plays: First Folio Catalogue

Chapter B. Shakespeare's Works: Composition Date

Chapter C. Shakespeare's Plays: Political Order

Chapter D. Shakespeare's Plays: Dramatic Setting and Date.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739165416

0739165410

9780739165423

0739165429

9780739165430

0739165437

OCLC:

742512218

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