Shakespeare and the Outer Mystery /
Shakespeare has been viewed by critics both as a secular writer who affirmed the dual nature of man and as a Christian allegorist whose work has a submerged but positive and elaborate pattern of Christian meaning. In Shakespeare and the Outer Mystery, Robert H. West explores the philosophical and su...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Lexington] :
University of Kentucky Press,
[1968]
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Shakespeare has been viewed by critics both as a secular writer who affirmed the dual nature of man and as a Christian allegorist whose work has a submerged but positive and elaborate pattern of Christian meaning. In Shakespeare and the Outer Mystery, Robert H. West explores the philosophical and supernatural elements of five Shakespearean dramas -- Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and The Tempest. Through his analysis, West discovers Shakespeare's respect for the mysteries of existence but no clear definition of the philosophical and moral context of his play worlds. An artistic mot. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (216 pages). |
ISBN: | 9780813165110 |