Shakespeare and happiness / Kathleen French.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

French, Kathleen, 1945- author.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Routledge studies in Shakespeare

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Happiness in literature.

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

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Literary criticism.

Physical Description:

x, 232 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.

Summary:

"Shakespeare and Happiness is a study of attitudes to happiness in the early modern period and in Shakespeare's plays. It considers the conflicting influences of religion and Aristotelian philosophy in shaping attitudes to the possibility of attaining happiness. By being the first book to focus specifically on the representation of happiness in Shakespeare's plays, it contributes to feminist approaches to Shakespeare by foregrounding the important role of women in showing the right way to live and achieve happiness; timely criticism, as it considers Shakespeare in the current context of the #MeToo movement; providing new insights to studies of the emotions by approaching them from the perspective of research conducted by positive psychologists. This book takes an interdisciplinary approach that combines methodologies from literature, psychology philosophy, religion and history, by emphasizing the richness and complexity of Shakespeare's exploration of the nature of happiness. Kathleen French has a PhD from The University of Sydney. She is currently an Honorary Associate in the Department of English at The University of Sydney"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I. Thinking About Happiness

Happiness in the Early Modern Period

Approaches to Shakespeare

Part II. Happiness Gained: The Merchant of Venice, As You Like It and Twelfth Night

Looking for Different Types of Happiness

Looking for Happiness in a Fallen World

Rewriting Eve

Part III. Happiness Lost: Hamlet, Measure for Measure, Othello and The Winter's Tale

Trapped in a Fallen World

Blaming Eve: Exercises in Power

And After That Forgiveness?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: French, Kathleen, 1945- Shakespeare and happiness

ISBN:

9780367742201

0367742209

9781032204543

1032204540

OCLC:

1266253559

Publisher Number:

99996789658