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...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
2007.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: |
Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9780748629978 0748629971 1281252174 9781281252173 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
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.