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The Antic Root : Shakespeare, Autopoiesis, and the Creation of the World.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pye, Christopher.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Velázquez, Diego, 1599-1660.
- Autopoiesis.
- Theater and philosophy.
- Local Subjects:
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Velázquez, Diego, 1599-1660.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (228 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Fordham University Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- Shows how Shakespeare reveals the world we inhabit neither as objectively nor subjectively given but as always bringing itself forth.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction: The World Elsewhere
- 1. The Autopoietics of Tragedy
- 2. Timon of Athens, Autopoiesis, and the Political-Aesthetic Foundations of the Polis
- 3. A New Air: Tragedy, Being, and History in Anthony and Cleopatra
- 4. Comedy and Romance: The Autopoietics of Socius and World
- 5. Hurt Feelings: Affect, World, and Time in As You Like It
- 6. The Spider and the Spinning Wheel: Techne, Animality, and the Autopoietics of Touch in Velazquez
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 1-5315-1386-7
- 9781531513856
- OCLC:
- 1574895574
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