Ewan Fernie

Shame in Shakespeare

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Drawing on philosophers and theorists of shame, Shame in Shakespeare analyzes the shame and humiliation suffered by the tragic hero, providing not only a new approach to Shakespeare but a committed and provocative argument for reclaiming shame. This volume provides: an account of previous traditions of shame and of the Renaissance context a thematic map of the rich manifestations of both masculine and feminine shame in Shakespeare detailed readings of Hamlet , Othello , and King Lear an analysis of the limitations of Roman shame in Anthony and Cleopatra and Coriolanus a polemical discussion of the fortunes of shame in modern literature after Shakespeare.

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This book offers a new and exciting view of Shakespeare's tragedies through a passionate and provocative argument for reclaiming shame.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. November 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 136mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780415258272
• ISBN-10: 0415258278
• Artikelnr.: 21367811

Autorenporträt

Ewan Fernie is Lecturer in English at the Queen's University of Belfast.He is the author of several articles on Renaissance literature and culture.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Shame Before Shakespeare
Chapter 3 Shame in the Renaissance
Chapter 4 Shame in Shakespeare
Chapter 5 Hamlet
Chapter 6 Othello
Chapter 7 King Lear
Chapter 8 Antony and Cleopatra and Coriolanus
Chapter 9 Conclusion