Anthony Raspa

Shakespeare the Renaissance Humanist (eBook, PDF)

Moral Philosophy and His Plays

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

During the Renaissance, moral philosophy came to permeate the minds of many, including the spectators that poured into Shakespeare's Globe theatre. Examining these strains of thought that formed the basis for humanism, Raspa delves into King Lear, Hamlet, among others to unlock what influence this had on both Shakespeare and his interpreters.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137580160
• Artikelnr.: 44900273

Autorenporträt

Anthony Raspa is a Retired Professor of English at Laval University, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Shakespeare, the Critics, and Humanism
2. Metaphysics as the Way Things Are: King John and Hamlet
3. The Wisdom of King Lear
4. Macbeth's Imagination as Fatal Flaw
5. Beauty and Misfortune in Romeo and Juliet
6. Of Animals and Men: The Tempest

Rezensionen

"Raspa (retired, Laval Univ., Canada) argues that contemporary Shakespeare criticism has moved too far away from the philosophical contexts of Shakespeare's own time ... . Raspa seeks to redress this by reading a variety of plays through the lens of Renaissance humanism, offering explanations of how Shakespeare's contemporaries would have necessarily understood various moments in the plays. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty." (A. Castaldo, Choice, Vol. 54 (5), January, 2017)