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The philosopher's toothache : embodied stoicism in Early Modern English drama / Donovan Sherman.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) PR658.P48 S54 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sherman, Donovan, author.
- Series:
- Rethinking the Early Modern
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600--History and criticism.
- English drama.
- Stoics in literature.
- Philosophy in literature.
- English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 195 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2022.
- Summary:
- "Informed by work in both classical philosophy and performance studies, this book argues that Stoicism infused the theatrical culture of early modern England. Plays written during this period instruct audiences to cultivate their virtue, self-awareness, and creativity in keeping with Stoic practice"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. One Dining with Lipsius
- ch. Two We Know the World: Stoic Fate in Marston's Antonio Plays
- ch. Three Acting Indifferently: Apatbeia in Much Ado about Nothing
- ch. Four Unbrace the Air: Stoic Cosmology in The Atheist's Tragedy
- ch. Five Othello's Slave.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780810144149
- 081014414X
- 9780810144156
- 0810144158
- OCLC:
- 1251737558
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