Of human kindness : what Shakespeare teaches us about empathy /

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While exploring Shakespeare's plays with her students, Paula Marantz Cohen discovered that teaching and discussing his plays unlocked a surprising sense of compassion in the classroom. In this short and illuminating book, she shows how Shakespeare's genius lay with his ability to arouse em...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cohen, Paula Marantz, 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Characters.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616
Empathy in literature.
Kindness in literature.
Empathie dans la littérature.
Bonté dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare.
Kindness in literature
Characters and characteristics
Empathy in literature
Literary criticism
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Literary criticism.
Critiques littéraires.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Shakespeare's empathetic imagination
  • Richard III : unrealized potential
  • Richard II, Henry IV, and Henry V : beginning
  • The Merchant of Venice : blueprint
  • As You Like It : gender
  • Hamlet : self
  • Othello : race and class
  • King Lear : age
  • Measure for Measure : a world without empathy
  • Antony and Cleopatra : wider vistas
  • The Winter's Tale : across generations
  • Conclusion.

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