Re-Humanising Shakespeare: Literary Humanism, Wisdom and Modernity
Subtitle: Literary Humanism, Wisdom and Modernity
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: July 15, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780748623181
Subjects: Shakespeare studies & criticism; Shakespeare; Literary Criticism / Shakespeare; Literary Criticism; Literature - Classics / Criticism; 1564-1616; Criticism; Criticism and interpretation; Shakespeare, William,
Description: Although the idea that literature can enrich us as human beings has in recent years been derided, this ground-breaking book re-conceptualises humanism as a way of thinking about literature and literary value. The book is at the forefront of re-emerging debates in literary studies about aesthetic value.