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Shakespeare's counternarrative against death immortal longings in his plays and poetry Toby Widdicombe
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Widdicombe, Toby, 1955- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Death in literature.
- Mortality in literature.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berghahn Books, 2026.
- New York Berghahn Books 2026
- Summary:
- Shakespeare's enduring significance lies in the persistent counternarrative his plays and poetry offer against the permanence of mortality. This study examines the strategies through which Shakespeare resists death's finality, situating its argument within the cultural realities of the Shakespearean age. Across three sections, it analyzes the dramatic and poetic techniques that articulate this challenge to mortality. While acknowledging the importance of textual and performance-based scholarship, the book argues for renewed attention to Shakespearean meaning. In doing so, it reconsiders what continues to make Shakespeare matter within literary and intellectual history
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 18, 2026)
- Other Format:
- Print version
- Print version Widdicombe, Toby, 1955- Shakespeare's counternarrative against death
- ISBN:
- 9781807580063
- 1807580067
- 9781807580070
- 1807580075
- OCLC:
- 1610211693
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000417851
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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