Shakespeare's ideas : more things in heaven and earth / David Bevington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bevington, David M.

Series:

Blackwell great minds ; 7.

Blackwell great minds ; 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Philosophy.

Shakespeare, William.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An in-depth exploration, through his plays and poems, of the philosophy of Shakespeare as a great poet, a great dramatist and a ""great mind"".Written by a leading Shakespearean scholarDiscusses an array of topics, including sex and gender, politics and political theory, writing and acting, religious controversy and issues of faith, skepticism and misanthropy, and closureExplores Shakespeare as a great poet, a great dramatist and a ""great mind""

Contents:

A natural philosopher

Lust in action: Shakespeare's ideas on sex and gender

What is honour?: Shakespeare's ideas on politics and political theory

Hold the mirror up to nature: Shakespeare's ideas on writing and acting

What form of prayer can serve my turn?: Shakespeare's ideas on religious controversy and issues of faith

Is man no more than this?: Shakespeare's ideas on scepticism, doubt, stoicism, pessimism, misanthropy

Here our play has ending: ideas of closure in the late plays

Credo.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [218]-226) and index.

ISBN:

9786612690075

9781282690073

1282690078

9781444357639

1444357638

9781444302738

1444302736

9781444302745

1444302744

OCLC:

437097929