The apologetics of evil : the case of Iago /

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This book is a concise philosophical meditation on Iago and the nature of evil, through the exploration of the enduring puzzle found in Shakespeare's Othello. What drives Iago to orchestrate Othello's downfall? Instead of treating Iago's lack of motive as the play's greatest weak...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Raatzsch, Richard (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Alemán
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2009.
Colección:Princeton monographs in philosophy.
Temas:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Characters > Iago.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Othello.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616
Othello (Shakespeare, William)
Good and evil in literature.
DRAMA > Shakespeare.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Good and evil in literature
Iago (Fictitious character)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book is a concise philosophical meditation on Iago and the nature of evil, through the exploration of the enduring puzzle found in Shakespeare's Othello. What drives Iago to orchestrate Othello's downfall? Instead of treating Iago's lack of motive as the play's greatest weakness, The Apologetics of Evil shows how this absence of motive is the play's greatest strength. Richard Raatzsch determines that Iago does not seek a particular end or revenge for a discrete wrong; instead, Iago is governed by a passion for intriguing in itself. Raatzsch explains that this passion is a pathological ver.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (115 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781400830763
1400830761

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