The Shakespearean ethic / John Vyvyan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vyvyan, John.

Vyvyan,John, Corporate Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Ethics.

Shakespeare, William.

Didactic drama, English--History and criticism.

Didactic drama, English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With modesty and conviction, this edition offers a viewpoint seldomly considered: an unusual and exceptionally clear insight into Shakespeare's philosophy. Appreciating the danger Shakespeare faced in writing at a time of major religious intolerance,0;this fresh examination; demonstrates how subtly his plays allegorically explore aspects of the perennial philosophy. In doing so, it argues, Shakespeare raises the fundamental question of ethics. Both thought provoking and persuasive, this book also contrasts <I>Hamlet</I> with <I>Measure for Measure

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Publishers' Note; 1 Principles of Construction in the Tragedies; 2 Macbeth, Julius Caesar: The Temptation; 3 Hamlet: Choosing ; 4 Hamlet: Stepping into Darkness; 5 Hamlet: Tragic Climax; 6 Measure for Measure: Resolving Tragedy; 7 Measure for Measure: Creative Mercy; 8 The Plays as Allegory; 9 Othello: How Tragedy Progresses; 10 Winter's Tale: Driving Out Good Counsel; 11 Winter's Tale: Resolution of the Tragedy; 12 There is Always a Choice; 13 Passion Plays and other Parallels; 14 The Soul as a Kingdom; 15 The Tempest: Tragic Pattern Reversed

16 The Pattern for RegenerationAppendix - Titus Andronicus; Author's Shakespearean References; Author's Other References; Index

Notes:

First published in 1959 by Chatto & Windus, London.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780856833755

0856833754

9780856833779

0856833770

OCLC:

827208419