Re-humanising Shakespeare : Literary Humanism, Wisdom and Modernity.

Can Shakespeare help us with the question of how to live? Re-Humanising Shakespeare argues that although Shakespeare himself contributed to the uncertainties of modern living, his work can still serve as a source of existential wisdom and guidance. The book examines through a wide range of Shakespea...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mousley, Andrew
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Criticism and interpretation.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616
Criticism.
Critique.
Criticism
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • COPYRIGHT; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Literary Humanism, Wisdom and Modernity; Part I Denaturing Human Nature; Chapter 1 Questioning the Human: Hamlet; Chapter 2 Emptying the Human: Othello; Chapter 3 Ironising the Human: The Merchant of Venice; Chapter 4 Historicising the Human, Humanising the Historical: I Henry IV; Part II How to Live; Chapter 5 Ethics: Macbeth; Chapter 6 Only Human: Coriolanus; Chapter 7 Humility: Love's Labour's Lost; Chapter 8 Love: As You Like It; Chapter 9 Hope: The Winter's Tale; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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