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Shakespeare's forgotten allegory : vice, virtue, and spoilt children / Julian Real.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) PR651 .R34 2024
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Real, Julian, author.
- Series:
- Routledge studies in Shakespeare
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600--History and criticism.
- English drama.
- English drama--To 1500--History and criticism.
- Allegory.
- Virtue in literature.
- Humanism in literature.
- Renaissance--England.
- Renaissance.
- English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan.
- Technique.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Technique.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- England.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.
- Summary:
- "Shakespeare's Forgotten Allegory posits three startling points: that we have today forgotten a cultural icon that helped to bring about the Renaissance; that this character, used to distil classical wisdom regarding how to raise children to become moral adults, consistently appeared in plays performed between 1350 and 1650; and that the character was often utilised by the likes of Shakespeare and Ben Jonson, and therefore adds a long forgotten allegorical narrative to their works. This evidence-based reappraisal of some of the most iconic works in Western literature suggests that a core element of their content has been 'lost' for centuries. This text will appeal to anyone with an interest in late medieval and early modern drama, especially the works of Shakespeare; to those interested in the history of teaching and child rearing; to anyone curious about the practical application of philosophy in society; to anyone that would like to know more about the crucial and defining period today known as the Renaissance, and how and why society was redesigned by those with influence; and to all those who would like to know more about how history, which though sometimes misplaced, continues to influenced our modern world"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Real, Julian. Shakespeare's forgotten allegory
- ISBN:
- 9781032585512
- 103258551X
- 9781032585529
- 1032585528
- OCLC:
- 1393302902
- Publisher Number:
- 90102329246
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